Owner - Brass & Woodwind Repair Specialist

Mark was born. Shortly thereafter he adhered a trumpet to his face and the rest is history.
He is simply an awesome human being with an omnipresent and omnipotent sense of humor loved by all. He has a godlike brass technician talent but is also humble enough not to mention it to friends and colleagues with lesser skills.
When not at work he plays trumpet, or rather, beautiful melodic sounds pour out of the instrument with apparent ease. In his off time he relaxes by crushing other cyclists with sheer strength and talent on a bike.
Amen...

Owner - Flute Technician - Woodwind Repair Specialist

Born in Maidenhead, England into a musical family, Katie was destined to have music as central part of her life. At the age of five her family relocated to music central Elkhart, Indiana where her life as an oboist was instituted. Junior high and High School in Rogers, Arkansas saw further studies in oboe and flute performance and initiation into musical theater. After working as a dental assistant for 5 years, she attended Minnesota State, Red Wing in 1995-96 to study band instrument repair.

After school, Katie worked as a repair tech for Nick Rail Music in Santa Barbara, CA and Thomas Music in Santa Cruz, Ca. In 1999, Mark and Katie opened The Windsmith in San Diego, CA and became an integral part of the music scene both supporting the local musicians and forming the San Diego Wind Ensemble.

2005 took her on a detour to Steamboat Springs for some change of scenery. Music was still a central part of her life and eventually pulled her back to the west coast and to Corvallis, OR closer to friends and family. After doing repair work for Gracewinds Music for two years, she was well poised to step into the hole left by the retirement of the Oefelein family.

Sales Manager / Customer Service

Trevor graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, and during his time there, he played principle trumpet in the OSU Wind Ensemble, was section leader in marching band, and played with the pep band and trumpet choir. He has been playing trumpet since he started band back in the fifth grade, and has studied privately for just as long. He has studied with Jay Chen, Andy Plamondon, William Berry, and has had the pleasure of playing with Allen Vizzutti (even if it was only for one brief performance).

He has played in many different ensembles throughout his career, and has traveled to six different countries in Europe, performed in Japan, as well as Taiwan.

Before becoming a member of the Windsmith Team, he worked at Gracewinds Music in Corvallis as a band instrument specialist (now closed permanently). Prior to that, his music retail experience came from a part time position at a small music store in his hometown of Pendleton, OR called the Pendleton Music House (out of business now).

He is married and has two daughters, named Elizabeth and Samantha. He currently resides here in Philomath, Oregon.