Ian Digby Woodwind Repair

Name: Ian Digby Woodwind Repair
Address: 48, Nelson Street, Ryde, PO332EY, GB
Telephone: +447948448820

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Offering repairs, servicing and resourcing for woodwind instrument players.

31/10/2026

Hello woodwind lovers!

There are 2 seats left on the flute maintenance and repair 1-day course in Ryde on Sunday 6th December 🙂. £70 for a wealth of knowledge and skill!

Will it be you that fills them? I would so love to see you there.

Please email me at [email protected]

Thank you 🙂

27/10/2026

A most extraordinary and wonderful thing happened in my workshop recently. I won't name names but you know who you are!

A few weeks ago, a customer came in with two flutes that were no longer needed. He wanted to give them away and asked if they were any use to children perhaps, so I took them in. He had just returned from Australia and New Zealand, having lived there for decades and recently moved back to the Isle of Wight.

Shortly thereafter, another new customer came in, who was actually from Australia. I had never had even one ex-Australian customer before these two, in 9 years of repairing.

Here's the amazing bit: he also had two flutes he didn't want, and also suggested they might be useful for children. I have taken those in too.

These two gentlemen don't know each other; they both had two spare flutes and had both come over from Australasia. No-one else has given away two flutes to me like this.

Usually I look for life lessons from coincidences like this. Maybe a spirit of generosity I need to focus on. I know some folks will just think of this as pure, random coincidence. What do you think?🙂

26/10/2026

Greetings Woodwinders!

There are still places on these 1-day maintenance and repair courses:

Flute - Sunday 6 Dec
Clarinet - Sunday 13 Dec

£70 only 🙂

Please email me at [email protected]
and I will send course materials.

Thank you!

14/10/2026

Dear Woodwinders,

*** NEWS ***

Dates have been set for the 2026 round of instrument repair and maintenance courses!

Currently there is one place left on Saxophone (29th November), two places left on Flute (6th December) and 3 places on Clarinet (date TBA).

You would be very welcome and we'll cover loads of topics.!

Please let me know if you are interested by emailing me at
[email protected]

I will send course details by return.
Cost is £70, courses are 1 day, from 10am to 4pm, with 1 hour for lunch.

Yours, Ian

🙂🙂

13/10/2026

Hello all! 🤗

Does anyone know of a curved sopranino sax for sale near here?

Thanks 🙂🙂

29/09/2026

Greetings to all woodwind players on the Isle of Wight.

I am looking to hold 3 more courses on maintaining your instrument (1 each for flute, clarinet, saxophone), during December 2026. These would be one day courses at a cost of around £65.

Subjects covered will be regulation, cleaning, lubrication, cork replacement and much more. Tools and materials provided, just bring your instrument!

In order to gauge interest, please could you comment on this thread with 'Sax', 'Flute' or 'Clarinet', along with 'weekday' or 'weekend' as your preferred day.

Many, many thanks, Ian 🙂

10/08/2026

Howarth are looking for a woodwind technician:

05/07/2026

Is there anyone on the island who has expertise in making professional quality YouTube videos of workbench crafts - use of overhead cameras, lighting, cropping, close-up etc., that could advise me (happy to pay) on how to set it up, what equipment to buy etc.?

10/06/2026

07/06/2026

My uber-clever daughter-in-law did this with a sewing machine ❤️

Address

48, Nelson Street
Ryde
PO332EY

Telephone

+447948448820

Website

https://www.digwoodwinds.co.uk/

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