Lance Lankford

Lance Lankford was inspired by his high school band director. This relationship sparked Lance’s interest in music education, which he pursued in college. One of his college classes included a visit from a local band repair technician, which set Lane on his current career cores. He attended Red Wing Band Instrument Repair School in Minnesota and soon landed a job at Buddy Roger’s Music. When he arrived in 1984, the repair shop just opened and he focused on woodwind instruments, working closely with the shop’s manager Scott Snyder. The two repair techs were often featured on a local radio program in the late 90s entitled Sports Or Consequences, which covered professional and school teams and tidbits about the marching band and their instruments, which is where Lance and Scott came in.