Being a percussionist pretty much requires you to be a hands-on person. Ever since I was a young percussion student, I have been constantly tinkering with instruments and mallets, trying to learn how they were made, what made them different, and how to take care of them as best I could. As I progressed through various levels of music school, instrument maintenance and building became part of who I was as a percussionist.

I take pride in working on any instrument whether it is my own, belongs to a school where I teach, or belongs to a school that has hired my services. I’ll treat your instruments as I would my own. I believe that all students, regardless of age and ability level, should have access to the best sounding instruments possible. Let me help you provide that for you, your program, or organization.

- David Wolf, owner & technician

About David Wolf

David Wolf’s percussion career has spanned more than 20 years and a wide variety of teaching and performing experiences. He is currently the owner and technician of Wolf Percussion Services, a percussion repair service based in Massachusetts whose primary mission is to help public schools and other music programs provide the best sounding and functioning equipment for their students. He has taught all levels from elementary school to college and performed in a variety of settings from symphony orchestras to new music ensembles. David currently teaches an Elementary Percussion Teaching Artist for Arlington (MA) Public Schools where teaches 4th and 5th grade beginning percussion group lessons. He is also the Marching Percussion Director for the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Marching Band and maintains a private teaching studio.

Prior to relocating back to his home state of Massachusetts in 2020, David was, simultaneously, the Percussion Director for two Sudler Flag Award winning high school band programs and their feeder middle schools in Fairfax County, Virginia for 10 years. David holds degrees from The Ohio State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is an educational endorser for Remo Drumheads & Percussion and Vic Firth Sticks & Mallets. David also currently serves as the Treasurer for the Massachusetts Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.