Joel Smith Music is the leading band instrument repair facility on the lower Eastern Shore. In addition to general consumer repairs, Joel Smith Music does repairs for schools in the following counties: Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Sussex(DE), Accomac (VA), as well as Salisbury University, and University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.

Instrument Repair Drop Off Locations

The Guitar Man Music Store
1013 S. Salisbury Blvd.
Salisbury, MD 21804
(Next to Burger King just north of Salisbury University)
877-484-2877
Mon-Sat 10a-6p
(I stop by virtually everyday)

Seaford Music
22876 Sussex Hwy
Seaford, DE 19973
(Rt. 13 in front of Lowes)
302-629-5124
www.seafordmusic.com
Mon-Thu: 10a – 6p
Fri: 10 – 8p
Sat: 10a – 5p
(I stop by every Thursday (Tuesday during September) during the school year, as needed during the summer)

School Pickup
If your child goes to school in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, or Talbot County, I visit most of the schools once a week during the school year.
Call me at 410-543-1200 and we can discuss the details.

Woodwind Repair

• Regulation & Adjustment
• Playing Condition
• TD & C – Tear Down & Clean

Brass Repair

• TD & C – Tear Down & Clean
• Chem Clean
• Valve/Slide Work
• Soldering

Orchestral String Repair

• Restringing
• Soundpost – making/setting
• Peg Work
• Bridge Adjustment/Fabrication
• Other Minor Repairs

Joel R. Smith – Repairman

Upon graduation from James M. Bennett High School in 1982, Joel attended The Eastern School of Musical Instrument Repair in Irvington, NJ. While enrolled at Eastern, Joel worked at City Music Center in Union, NJ, cleaning and servicing band instrument rentals. Upon graduation from Eastern in 1983, Joel returned to Salisbury and opened Salisbury Music & Instrument Repair with his parents. In the summer of 2014, Joel closed Salisbury Music & moved his repair shop into his house, renaming the business Joel Smith Music.

Continuing Education

• Yamaha Repair & Technology Seminar – Grand Rapids, MI
• NAPBIRT Regional Clinic in Frederick, MD in 2008
• NAPBIRT Regional Clinic in Norfolk, VA in 2009
• NAPBIRT Annual Conference in Portsmouth, VA in 2013
• NAPBIRT Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD in 2022
• NAPBIRT Annual Conference in Normal, IL in 2023
• NAPBIRT Annual Conference in Denton, Texas in 2024 (Presenter)
• NAPBIRT Regional Clinic in Westchester, PA in 2024
• NAPBIRT Regional Clinic in Wash DC in 2025 (Presenter)
• NAPBIRT Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA in 2025 (Presenter)

Woodwind Bench

Brass Bench

String Bench