Siân Wilde

I am a fully qualified woodwind repairer based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

I have been heavily involved in music since my youth, and having spent many years performing on oboe with numerous ensembles including the National Youth Orchestra of Wales, I went on to study Music at the University of Sheffield. I graduated from my degree in 2009, and continued my studies to receive an MA in Music Management in 2010.

After completing my university education I decided to take a sideways step into the repair industry and embarked on a three year course studying Woodwind Instrument Making and Repair at Newark College. (After spending my teenage years regularly taking my oboe to pieces ‘to clean it’ it seemed a pretty natural step!)

During my time at Newark I gained an array of knowledge and practical experience repairing instruments from all areas of the woodwind family, as well as making a Bb clarinet from raw materials (photos in gallery). In the years since I graduated from Newark I have continued to grow my repair business and develop as a repairer. I love my job, and really appreciate that there are no 2 days the same in this industry!

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I live in Lower Walkley with my husband, two young children, and our family dog. I'm still a keen oboist and am a member of the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra.