Here you will find a series of videos and guides to help you to look after your or your child’s instrument. If you still need assistance, please contact the Music Centre on 0161 770 5660 to arrange an appointment. Please note that we cannot currently admit visitors to the Lyceum who have not booked in advance.
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Flute Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your flute in order to keep it in great shape.
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Clarinet Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your clarinet in order to keep it in great shape.
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Saxophone Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your saxophone in order to keep it in great shape.
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Valved Brass Instrument Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on cornets, trumpets, tenor horns, baritones, euphoniums and tubas in order to keep them in great shape.
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Trombone Maintenance
Thisis a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on trombones and P-bones in order to keep them in great shape.
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Orchstral Strings Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your violin, viola, cello or double bass in order to keep it in great shape.
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Tuning your violin
It's important to regularly tune your violin in order to sound your best. In this video, the Music Centre's instrument technician shows you how to use a free phone app to do just that.
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Resetting the bridge on a violin, viola or cello
Has your bridge come adrift? In this short video we show you how to fix this at home.
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Guitar Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your guitar in order to keep it in great shape.
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Tuning your guitar
It's important to regularly tune your guitar in order to sound your best. In this video, the Music Centre's instrument technician shows you how to use a free phone app to do just that.
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Keyboard Maintenance
Here is a guide on how to perform basic maintenance on your keyboard in order to keep it in great shape.