Saxology / Saxcraft

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1920 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Saxology, home of Saxcraft, is a full-service saxophone repair shop located in Berkeley, California. Founded by Eric Drake and Jey Clark, the shop continues to provide high-quality custom repairs, hand engraving, and mouthpiece work following Jey's passing in 2005.

With Marcus Stephens as a journeyman apprentice since 2012, the shop offers a diverse selection of vintage, custom, and Aaron Drake model mouthpieces. Saxology is dedicated to the art and craft of the saxophone in all its permutations.

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3.09 reviews
Peter A.
8/30/2018

Eric is a fantastic craftsman. His work, particularly fixing bent or dented saxes, is great - he totally knows what he is doing. (He took a tennis-ball-sized dent out of the bow of a tenor sax so...

K. J.
7/23/2025

Overpriced overhaul with sticky pads and a loose fitting neck that didn't fit the body. I actually ended up taking this to another repairman after the overhaul to get it repaired yet again after...

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Claire P.
10/17/2022

Eric and Marcus do excellent repair work. I have also bought 2 mouthpieces from Eric, for tenor and alto. He is a mouthpiece master craftsman! Call ahead to make sure someone is in the shop as...

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Monte M.
3/8/2021

Extremely overpriced and unethical work. I have gotten body damage repairs and pad replacements twice from Eric. Both were estimated to be $250-350, and in both cases the final price came out to...

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Ernie M.
9/18/2018

Eric is an excellent repairman, and has saved my saxophone on at least one occasion, when it was accidentally damaged. He focuses only on saxophones, although in the past he did overhaul a...

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