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Doodles ready to give your mouthpiece a quick Area revamp

If you want to give yourself that little bit of extra mouthpiece confidence over the next few weeks — then get a quick refresh service done with Doodles.

Doodles
  Get in touch to get your mouthpiece in tip-top nick

Doodles Mouthpiece Replating, the respected business that provides players in the brass band movement with a bespoke professional service, is looking forward to providing its services to both new and existing customers at the forthcoming Regional Championship series.

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Owner David Houghton told 4BR: "We continue to build a loyal customer base and we are keen to work with new players eager to use our services.

The success of the quality of our 'refresh' service is part of that — an overhaul replating to bring a mouthpiece back to pristine condition and perfect to play on at the Area contests and beyond."

Best wishes

David added: "Would like to wish all bands good luck at the areas in particular the North West starting things off this weekend.

We hope everyone enjoys the event, and why not treat yourselves after it for a rejuvenated mouthpiece to — undertaken quickly, professionally and with Doodles standard superb quality."

Find out more:

To find out more about contact Dave at: doodlesreplating@gmail.com
or go to the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560795664656

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