Dear Sarah…

My flute is playing fabulously. It is responsive, clean-sounding, and I can feel it playing more smoothly. The foot joint fits just right now. Thank you for all your work! I'm glad I brought it to you.

Lesley O'Donel, Master of Performance degree candidate, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA

I had a chance to play my flute today, and I'm thrilled. It plays like a dream.  It probably has been going downhill for some months and I just thought I was getting burned out from too much performing and too little practice time.  Now I have something to look forward to when I play! I really think you have a gift, and I'm very grateful for your work.  Many, many thanks.

Sharon Kahan, principal flute, Stratford Festival Orchestra; University of Western Ontario Faculty of Music

A note of thanks for all your energy and time. Your final tweaking works beautifully. The instrument has a tight new resonance that is pure joy and offers so much more to play with. It's almost as though the flute is alive in your hands!

Heather Kent, past-president, Greater Boston Flute Association; Board Member, James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition

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Sarah repairs my instrument as if it were her own. With incredible attention to detail and unwavering standards, she cares for my flute with a professional's eye and a player's love. This is a combination that can't be beat.

Angela Uperti-Hite, freelance flutist, Washington, DC: National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Manassas Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Little River Symphony

In the fifteen years I played the flute Sarah padded for me -- and I played it daily -- I needed to have only three pads replaced. This was to me a miracle! Truly, she has golden hands.

Paul Verheij, former principal flute, Royal Concertgebauw Orchestra

Sarah Merrow is passionate about her work, loves to play and repair flutes.   She is the best person to take care of my instrument. I send her my flute year after year and when she sends it back it's like getting a brand new instrument. I highly recommend her.

Eugenia Moliner, soloist; member of Cavatino Duo