Repair Feature: Jessica Losey

Uses: Hooking springs on Woodwinds, pulling out water key corks on brass.

The most common reason to use this tool is for what it was designed to do: hook springs on woodwinds. Most woodwind players have heard the metallic "twing" of a spring popping out. This tool is designed to push that spring back into the cradle, with no more jamming your fingers in trying to push it back into position. Other than its intended use, we love to use this to remove water key corks. It's a pretty handy tool for any director to keep with their spare pens and pencils for that student in need.

Jessica joined Palen Music Center in June 2014 after receiving her AAS in Band Instrument Repair from Western Iowa Technical Community College in Sioux City, IA. Trained out of the Springfield location, she now manages the St. Louis Repair Shop. Jessica enjoys restoring old instruments to their former glory and is an avid observer for new techniques to master.