Frank Kilgard

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Oral History Information

Interview Date
Job Title
Founder
Company Name
Kilgard Instrument Repair

Frank Kilgard worked for Streep Music in Florida before opening his own band instrument repair shop in Georgia.  His strong interest in quality repair led to a life time of learning new tricks and methods for cleaning and repairing school band instruments.  Frank was one of the first members of NAPBIRT and has since been a strong supporter of the organization, which seeks to provide training and top products for repair technicians.  Since Frank worked for years with NAMM Past President Bud Streep, we were able to ask him about Bud’s many contributions to the industry.