Repair Services

Meet some of the staff

Paul Woltz - Woodwinds, Double Reeds
With Kennelly Keys Music since 1999
As an oboe and bassoon specialist, Paul has mastered his craft with over 37 years of experience as a professional repair technician and musician. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor in Music on Bassoon and ran a repair shop in California for several years. His work is trusted by many of Washington's most accomplished musicians, whom repeatedly seek his expert services. As a professional bassoonist, Paul performed for 10 years at Disneyland and also worked as a studio musician in Hollywood. He has recently performed with the 5th Ave Theater and regularly plays with the Cascade Symphony and The Uptown, Lowdown Jazz Band; a touring Dixieland band.

John Mascorella - Brass
With Kennelly Keys Music since 1997
John has refined his skills as a brass repairman, having worked as a professional technician for over 40 years. He has worked on horns throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, earning his Journeyman Repair status in 1973. Over the years, John ran his own repair shop and worked as a repair tech for Armstrong Music and Music West. John's career as a professional trombonist has also been an impressive one. He has worked and performed with such talented artists as The Temptations, Bob Hope and the Andrews Sisters, Buddy Greco, Hal Linden, Harry Blackstone, Rich Little, and the Lawrence Welk Singers.

Bob Merrihew - Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
With Kennelly Keys Music since 2000
Over the last 30 years, Bob has evolved into an expert repair technician with a wealth of experience and knowledge. He graduated from Renton Technical College in 1989 and became a member of the repair technicians association, NAPBIRT, soon after. He quickly became an asset to repair companies such as Music West and Ted Brown Music Co. and in 2000, he joined the Kennelly Keys Music repair shop as a woodwind specialist. A professional drummer since 1975, Bob remains an active musician and performer.

Jimmy Roberts - Guitar, Bass
With Kennelly Keys Music since 2002
After 30 years of repair experience, Jimmy's work is exemplary and consistently of the highest quality. Jimmy specializes in acoustic and electric guitar repair with an emphasis on vintage guitar restoration. His extensive repair knowledge covers guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, autoharp, ukulele and many other string instruments. His technical strengths include acoustic pick up installations, orchestral string set-ups, fret dressing, and troubleshooting electronic problems. As a professional guitarist Jimmy plays and performs with his Christian rock band, Broken Chains.

Matt Williams - Stringed Instruments
With Kennelly Keys Music since 1999
Matt started with Kennelly Keys in March 1999 repairing violins, violas, cellos and upright basses. As a life-long musician Matt has played the trumpet, tuba, guitar, piano and electric bass. In 2007 Matt received a Bachelor of Science from Central Washington University. Matt is a valued member of our Stringed Instrument Repair Dept.

Nick Collins - Woodwinds
With Kennelly Keys Music since 2000
Nick Collins has worked for Kennelly Keys Music for 11 years, starting in Feb. of 2000. He got his start in sales, and also was a store manager for a while. In the summer of 2004, he first began working in the repair shop by processing returned rental instruments, getting them to play, then cleaning/sanitizing them and getting them ready for future rentals. As the job progressed, he learned to repair the instruments by apprenticing under Dan Bainbridge in an 'on the job' setting. Eventually he began repairing customers' instruments and refining his craft. Nick plays clarinets, saxes and flutes. Currently Nick plays in a community band which he joined in 1998 as a founding member. He plays in several groups in the organization such as the symphonic wind ensemble, the marching/pep band and plays Lead Alto Sax in the jazz band. Nick has many interests and hobbies but music tops the list. He also is an avid league bowler.

Dave Cole - Brass
With Kennelly Keys Music since 2006
David Cole, a Seattle native, joined the Kennelly Keys repair facilities in 2010 as a Brass Repair Specialist. With a BA in Music from Washington State University and a Master of Music from Western Washington University, he maintains an active playing schedule, currently performing with Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Seattle, Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Seattle Choral Company, Cascadia Brass and Pacific Brass. David is a founding member of Seattle Trumpet Consort, a period instrument ensemble that performs on replica 17^th century trumpets.

Jansen Dustin - Woodwinds, Brass
With Kennelly Keys Music since 2009
Having played music since he could walk, Jansen began his studies on piano and had a brief affair with the cello before being unfairly lured to the saxophone. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Central Washington University, where he focused primarily on saxophone and jazz studies. He has performed with various groups in Puerto Rico, Paris, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. In 2009 Jansen received his certificate in Band Instrument Repair Technology from Renton Technical College and joined the excellent repair team at Kennelly Keys Music.

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Everett Guitar Repair

Guitar repair services now available at our new Everett store location. The same expert service that you have come to expect from our repair shop at a more convenient location.