The Full Octave has staff, which either plays teach or repair instruments, and as such they are well qualified to give advice. If you just want a friendly chat do please ring or email. We will always be prepared to spend time with you.

If you are looking for a student instrument or beyond, we stock a range of brands. Including: Yamaha, Packer, Artemis, Trevor James, Vivace and Jupiter and brass instruments from John Packer. although we very happy to source other brands.

We have recently become a main dealer for John Packer. Packers have produced an excellent range of British designed instruments whose quality compares well with higher priced products. These are chosen increasingly for use in schools where a reliable build factor is paramount and as such are well worth considering.

If you are thinking of buying online, do please give us a chance to match the price. Smaller shops can very often match and even beat the online sites, as long as it is a “just in time purchase”.

They may only make a small profit but each purchase helps to prevent further degradation of the high street, and in addition you have somewhere to go should you require after sales service.

Woodwind Repair

We are happy to undertake small repairs and for anything larger we can put you in contact with local specialists.

Accessories

Woodwind

We stock woodwind accessories including, reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures, straps and cleaning materials etc. Brands incl. Yamaha, Vandoren, Rico, Esprit and Rovner to name but a few.

Brass

We stock a range of brass accessories such as Denis Wick mouthpieces and mutes plus a range of cleaning materials and lubricants.