THE PROBIRT TOUR
Welcome to PROBIRT, home of an active and lively band instrument repair community. Non-members are cordially invited to visit the home page of the members-only area of the PROBIRT site, where they can enjoy a foretaste of the latest content and browse the forums. You must register as a member, however, before you can post or view the site's advanced features.
Get a full description of each feature of the PROBIRT site by choosing from the list below.
The Tour
The Channels
The members-only portion of the website is divided into "channels" or
categories. Each channel houses information in a specific format. You
can view a list of the channels in a menu along the left-hand side of
every page of the members' area ...
Support
In PROBIRT help is only a click away. Whether you're an experienced
technician dealing with a temperamental saxophone exhibiting odd symptoms,
performing your first graphite banding repair on a cracked oboe, or
just stuck on a tricky adjustment...
Live Repair Clinics
PROBIRT periodically schedules live clinics for its members presented
by experts in particular areas of the trade. This means you can attend
a clinic without going to the time and expense of traveling. In fact
you don't even need to leave your chair...
Streaming Repair Videos
Streaming videos are band instrument repair sessions that you can watch
at your convenience any time of the day. Some of the videos are edited
recordings of past live, online clinics. Some were recorded specifically
for the PROBIRT site without an audience, and others are edited videos
showing a hands-on method of a repair procedure. They vary from 30-second
quick tips to one-hour presentations. View
free band instrument repair videos and excerpts.
Search
The search facility in PROBIRT is the heart of the site. Since PROBIRT
is essentially a storage facility for band instrument repair information,
it would be worthless if the relevant information could not be retrieved
in a logical fashion when needed...
Shout Box
PROBIRT is more than just learning band instrument repair. It is a community
that shares a passion for repairing musical instruments and where members
network and cultivate ideas....
MyPROBIRT
The MyPROBIRT area of the site is all about you. It contains several
interactive sections: "My Profile", "My Content", "Member Certificate",
"Personal Messages", "Settings" ...
Settings
Whether you are a computer genius or technologically challenged, young
or old, you can easily customize PROBIRT to your specifications. Decide
what text size is comfortable for you on your monitor setup and for
your eyesight. Change the text size by...