Brannen Brothers Endorsed Master Repair Technician

These full-time repair technicians are former Brannen flutemakers, who have extensive experience finishing and repairing Brannen-Cooper® flutes.

Tom Peterson, Flute Asylum

Chicago, IL USA  |  (773) 241-4870  |  FluteAsylum.com

Tom Peterson started repairing musical instruments in high school and soon realized his talent for and interest in instrument repair. After working under a number of experienced technicians, he opened his first shop in 1975 and initially worked on all wind instruments. By the early 1980's, his work focused on flutes and saxophones before eventually becoming just flutes. After interacting with flutemakers at Brannen and other companies, he started working at Brannen Brothers as a finisher. He left the company in 1997 to return to Chicago, where also worked in computer programming. He currently repairs flutes full-time for professional flutists in Chicago and beyond.