Formed in 1986, by Christine Coverdale, Top Joint Music began as a Woodwind and Brass repair service for local Musicians. The business flourished and in 1990 Mark Godfrey joined the company; both having qualified at Newark Technical College on the Woodwind Making and Repairing course. Mark having previously worked for Dodds of Doncaster and then at Boosey and Hawkes in Edgeware, London as a repairer.

Christine now spends the majority of her time Teaching music but is still available to help in the shop, specialising in the double reed side of the business. Mark, "the Face of the shop, " has taught repairing in Norway, and also given lectures on Clarinet Making and repairing. He now runs the shop on a day to day basis and repairs the majority of the instruments that come in for our care.

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Mike Uk

May 08, 2021

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Mark is very knowledgable, attentive and helpful. He supplied a lovely alto sax for my daughter and subsequently carried out a thorough service on the instrument at a very reasonable cost. Always plenty of reeds and accessories to hand as well.

John Hill

Oct 29, 2020

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Mark offers an unrivalled service to East Anglian musicians, offering practical advice , maintenance and repairs , of the highest quality, based on years of practical experience , based on sound theory and formal training . . He recently stripped and cleaned my tenor , fixing several issues, and returned it playing 110 % , in a very reasonable time. Cannot recommend his service or repair standards any higher.

Michael McDonnell

Jul 31, 2020

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Excellent, experienced and friendly woodwind repair and supply service.

Peter Wheatley

Nov 03, 2019

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Been going there thirty years + since they wheredown at the old cattle market....
Thanks for the work you do..

Heather Love

Oct 19, 2019

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Fantastic selection of stock and good friendly staff who are very knowledgeable and helpful.

Stephen Loud

Oct 06, 2019

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Great relaxing stay. Very good service and catered very well with allergy requirements.

Jan McLintock

Aug 18, 2019

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Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable with stock of just about everything you might need

Graham Coleman

Jun 19, 2019

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Very knowledgeable and helpful when it comes to our children's instruments. Highly recommended

Isabel Rowe

Dec 10, 2018

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Always a great and knowledgeable service. Wouldn't trust anyone else with any of my instruments.

Roger Haywood

Jul 20, 2014

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Possibly the best music service in our region. They have been my sole repair and servicing professionals for my alto over some years. On holiday in France, my sax was damaged and as I was playing gigs, I had to get it repaired by a local, highly-recommended specialist. He returned it still barely playable. Back in Norwich, Mark sorted it out very efficiently and at a fair price. He also advised me on a metal mouthpiece which proved to be perfect and helped give me the clean bright sound that I was seeking. Also, they pay the same careful attention to the smallest purchase as they do to the larger