I was astounded when I was told this was a paid job

Different, do not hate it, but I still feel it devalues the instrument

Gallery of D post repairs that have been done by others and have crossed my bench, some good some just bad

Always ask for examples of a persons work before going ahead

Bassoon D Post

Another variation of the one above, prefer the silver/nickel look over the painted black however

This one is clearly a failure, they just used araldite to put the post back in.