"The mission of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians is to promote the highest possible standards of musical instrument repair service by providing members with a central agency for the exchange of information and continued education through the administration of programs that benefit its membership."
From napbirt.org
N.A.P.B.I.R.T
Harris Band Instruments is proud to be a member of The National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians (N.A.P.B.I.R.T)
Napbirt was founded in 1976 by a small group of band instrument technicians from all over the United States. It's mission statment is as follows...

In the 45 years since it’s creation NAPBIRT has grown to include thousands of repair techs from all over the U.S as well as Europe and Australia. Each tech at Harris Band Instruments has attended and presented clinics on various topics related to musical instrument repair at both the national and regional levels. For more info on NAPBIRT click on the logo.