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Welcome to the John Packer blog. Here we’ll keep you updated on all the latest happenings at John Packer Ltd, all the latest music news, musical instruments and competitions.

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RSSCompetitions (7)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-01-08 Christmas Winners 2012 Now Revealed 0 None
2012-11-29 Do you know a Deserving Musician? 1 None
2012-10-24 Win a JP245 alto saxophone 0 5
2012-05-08 Win a Set of Denis Wick Mutes! 0 None
2012-01-26 Dobcross Silver Band wins David Thornton! 1 None
2012-01-13 How to win David Thornton... 0 None
2011-05-11 Win £1000 & High Profile Performance in CASS Competition 2011 0 None

RSSEvents (22)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-04-04 Symphonic Wind Band Workshop 2013 0 None
2013-03-15 Mark Earley (Roomful Of Blues) chooses JP144 to celebrate 45th anniversary 0 None
2013-01-25 Join Packers this Spring for a Brass Band Workshop! 0 None
2013-01-07 See You in Skeggy! 0 None
2012-10-01 Symphonic Wind Band Workshop a Hoot! 0 None
2012-09-13 Busy Weekend Beckons! 0 None
2012-06-26 Dobcross Silver Band in John Packer and Sterling Sponsored Concert 0 5
2012-05-11 Symphonic Wind Band Workshop 0 None
2012-04-16 Brass Band Workshop Hailed Great Success! 0 5
2012-03-05 West of England Regional Brass Band Championships in Torquay 0 None
2012-02-20 Two Top Professionals in a John Packer Brass Band Workshop 0 None
2012-02-09 Clarinet Convention @ Cardiff University this May 0 None
2012-01-13 How to win David Thornton... 0 None
2011-11-10 Music Makers 2011 2 None
2011-10-01 Got An Event? 0 None
2011-09-20 Blaze Concert featuring new music from Iain Ballamy 0 None
2011-09-20 One of a kind euphonium on display at Cheltenham this weekend 0 None
2011-09-05 Flute Day Hosted by Internationally Renowned Flautist 0 None
2011-08-31 John Packer Ltd attending British Open this September 0 None
2011-08-08 CASS Single Reed Day at Liverpool Hope University 0 None
2011-07-26 Brass Maintenance Hints & Tips 6 None
2011-01-27 JP Staff Return from Successful Skegness 0 None

RSSGrade 8 Challenge (3)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-05-31 Russell Lock's Grade 8 Challenge: Repertoire confirmed 0 4.7
2013-02-28 Grade 8 Challenge - Blog No. 2 - A Visit to Denis Wick to Pick the Perfect Mouthpieces 0 None
2013-02-01 Six Grade 8's in One Day? 0 5

RSSHow to... (4)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-07-04 A repair that sends our repairers round the bend! 1 5
2011-05-05 How to find a good reed 1 4
2011-05-05 How to find a good teacher 1 None
2011-05-05 Things to think about when buying an instrument 0 None

RSSMusings! (2)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-02-02 Five Good Reasons to Have a JP152 'C' Trumpet 0 None
2011-05-05 Why is music important? 5 5

RSSMyth Busting (1)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-09-06 A Brief History of the French Horn 0 None

RSSNew Products (12)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-02-18 A Piccolo Headjoint that Hits New Heights! 0 None
2012-03-08 Yamaha Calls Change on Selected Student Instruments 0 None
2012-02-02 Five Good Reasons to Have a JP152 'C' Trumpet 0 None
2012-01-23 Four New Saxes Raise The JP Bar 0 5
2011-10-11 All new mouthpiece from Vandoren 1 None
2011-05-11 Rath Trombone Day 0 None
2011-03-24 Schagerl Instruments Now in Stock! 0 None
2010-11-22 John Packer Launch New Collaboration with Sterling Musical Instruments 0 None
2010-08-01 The 300 Series - a New Generation of JP 0 None
2010-07-15 JP Instruments get the Seal of Approval 0 None
2010-04-13 John Packer Ltd launch the JP010CH Kinder Flute 0 None
2009-12-29 New Schilke 'HD' trumpet in stock 0 None

RSSProduct Info (10)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-01-29 Yamaha Produce Limited Edition Custom Trumpet 0 1
2012-08-03 What to Expect When Shopping for Euphoniums 0 1
2012-04-18 Upgrade your JP musical instrument and save up to 20%! 0 None
2012-04-17 John Packer Ltd gives 0% finance on Besson Musical Instruments 5 None
2012-03-23 Keep Your Lips in Check this Holiday 1 None
2012-03-08 Yamaha Calls Change on Selected Student Instruments 0 None
2012-03-06 The Howarth S2 oboe - a brief history! 0 None
2012-02-28 Patricola Musical Instruments - a brief history! 0 None
2011-06-14 Don't let making music make you ill! 1 None
2010-09-15 JP Rath Trombones that Belong on Stage! 0 None

RSSReviews (10)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-06-07 "A triumph of engineering!" the JP374 Sterling gets reviewed 0 None
2013-02-18 ‘The new JP/Rath trombones: ‘unsurpassed value for money’ says RAF reviewer 0 None
2012-10-01 JP245 Continues to Push Boundaries says New Review 0 None
2012-07-23 JP261D Rath French Horn gets BSO Approval 0 None
2012-01-17 JP351SW Trumpet Receives Thumbs UP from NYJO and Royal College Prof. 0 None
2011-07-06 New York based freelance trombonist Roland Barber reviews JP Rath trombones on The Trombone Forum 0 4
2011-02-03 4BarsRest Review JP Rath Trombones 0 None
2009-11-09 Antique trumpet "outstanding" says pro jazz man 0 None
2009-11-03 Jazzwise Welcome New JP231Rath Trombone 0 None
2008-08-01 Thumbs up for JP Eb clarinet 0 None

RSSShop news (31)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-01-11 Instrument Sales Specialist Required 0 None
2012-11-29 Do you know a Deserving Musician? 1 None
2012-11-27 Employment Opportunity 0 4.5
2012-11-23 Packers Donates Musical Instruments to Ensemble in Uganda 0 5
2012-10-01 Symphonic Wind Band Workshop a Hoot! 0 None
2012-07-24 Rare Olds Trumpet Sold Within 48 Hours! 0 None
2012-05-21 Very Rare Flute Comes into John Packer Ltd for Evaluation 1 None
2012-05-17 Fancy Working at John Packer Ltd? 1 None
2012-04-18 Upgrade your JP musical instrument and save up to 20%! 0 None
2012-04-17 John Packer Ltd gives 0% finance on Besson Musical Instruments 5 None
2012-04-16 Brass Band Workshop Hailed Great Success! 0 5
2012-02-01 A sale with a difference... 0 None
2012-01-17 How You Can Buy Instruments VAT-free via Academy Schools 2 None
2011-11-16 Take It Away - changes to who can apply 0 None
2011-11-09 Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas? 0 None
2011-11-01 Yamaha Upgrade Bonus Scheme Returns 0 None
2011-07-08 WANTED – Conductor/Musical Director Wanted 0 None
2011-05-11 Rath Trombone Day 0 None
2011-05-03 Who is the real John Packer Ltd? 0 None
2011-01-24 JP Instruments Hit Oxford Street! 0 None
2010-12-03 French Horn Giveaway Leads to Annual Event 0 None
2010-10-21 Packers sell piece of Brass Band History 0 None
2010-10-01 These Kids Fly with a Little Help from John Packer Ltd 1 None
2010-09-07 John Packer Ltd Support Rising Star 0 None
2010-08-07 John Packer Ltd Sell Rare Cornet in Less Than 24 Hours! 0 None
2010-08-05 John Packer Ltd Selected to Sell Rare Cornet 0 None
2010-03-24 Well That's Original! 0 None
2009-11-25 John Packer Ltd achieve Michael Rath Official Testing Centre status 0 None
2008-06-17 Wow! What a Phenomenon! 0 None
2008-06-17 Another Tubax sold! 0 None
2008-02-06 Tony Coe purchases an JP045S Saxophone 0 None

Uncategorized (15)

Date Title Comments Rating
2013-06-17 Garrath Beckwith reviews the JP233 Rath "a real winner of an instrument" 0 None
2013-05-20 Keeping your lip in over the summer 0 None
2013-05-03 Brass Explosion on Sat 25 May: JP gets louder and prouder 0 None
2013-04-29 Licensed to trill: the new Rath ‘00’ series 0 None
2013-03-27 Brass Workshop conducted with success 0 None
2013-03-21 ,John Packer stocks Harry Potter flute 0 5
2012-10-31 New Rath Trombones - in store NOW! 0 None
2012-08-08 Brass Department Does it Again! 1 None
2012-07-30 John Packer Ltd Seek Representative 0 None
2012-07-03 Silver Content in Flutes - the myth! 0 None
2012-02-20 JP243 Soprano Saxophone a "remarkable instrument" says RCM Prof! 1 None
2012-02-10 Why does it play so well for so little? 0 None
2012-01-10 The 300 Series - a New Generation of JP 0 None
2011-06-14 Schagerl Instruments Now in Stock 0 None
2009-10-15 The Atom has landed! 0 None

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108 posts
33 comments
22 raters