I have a vintage (ca. 1984) O’Riordan that needs some minor (I hope) repairs. The plug has come out of the mouthpiece, and a small crack has developed in the tube (it is blackwood). I don’t want to do anything to damage the instrument, but am concerned that Pat might not be able to get around to this kind of work, given his enormous backlog of orders. Does anyone have any thoughts on how I should approach this? If I can safely make the fix myself, I may give it a try. Or, if there is someone else who can be counted on to do it right in a reasonable amount of time, I might be convinced to send it to them.
I’d recommend contacting David Migoya.
He’s an expert at whistle and flute restorations and repairs, and is also a fine fellow to do business with.
8547 E. Arapahoe Rd. #J-577
Greenwood Village, CO 80112
Voice Mail: (720) 352-4881
Thanks, Gary. As I believe you are a whistlemaker yourself, your recommendation is especially valuable. Now I have to make a big effort to find my O’Riordan :roll: ! It disappeared the last time we moved, and, because it was “disabled” I haven’t yet put in the effort to relocate it. Now that I have a good idea on how to get it back in working order, I’ll have to go through all those boxes that never got unpacked.
Given a choice, I would always always always send a whistle back to the original maker for repairs.
David Migoya would be a close second though!