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The best brass Repair Shop in the business returns...

Never mind Jay Blades and his BBC gang — the renowned instrument repairer and restorer Rick McQueeney and his experts are back in work...

McQueens
  The experts at McQueens are back at work...

There is good news for people who want to make the most of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown from band rehearsals to give their instruments a partial or complete overhaul or renovation.

The renowned instrument repairers and restorers McQueens in Pendlebury in Manchester are now back in work — and are already back in demand for their world class services.

They have asked that customers please get in touch to use their on-line appointment calendar or contact them directly to find when they can be booked in.

Contact:

Email: sales@mcqueens.com

Telephone: (44) 0161 7943543

McQueens Musical Instruments
488 Bolton Road
Pendlebury
Manchester
M27 8UR

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