For The Benefit of the
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

The Play On Store offers logowear and music art items: all profits go to the MHOF


Instrument Preparation

The process of refurbishing instruments for distribution to The Mr. Holland's Opus beneficiaries requires a large amount of labor. While the Skyline Music Repair Staff and Violin maker Peter Horn will do the bulk of the skilled work of setup and regulation, there's plenty of room for helping hands to aid in cleaning, dissasembly, restringing, and other tasks that can be easily learned by volunteers. It's also a good opportunity for someone interested in instrument repair to learn some basic skills.

Frankly, some volunteers will be a bit put off by what we delicately term the "spit factor" of wind instruments. (We tell new trainees it's like an instrumental MASH unit.) Don't worry if you're somewhat fastidious. There are still violins to work on! You can leave your Hazmat suit at home.



If you're interested in volunteering, contact the store directly or use the email address below to inquire. Barbara Sanderson, our Volunteer Coordinator, will be in touch to get more information about your interests and availability. (Please give us both an email and a phone contact if possible.)
Most volunteers are needed from January 1 through February 25, although some help may be needed any time after Thanksgiving.

Donor Contact

All donors need to be called with appraisal amounts for a final approval of the donation, and some donors (particularly in the winter) may ask for a pickup of their donation. We'll need some team members to cover these tasks as well.

Clerical Help

All instruments will need to be documented from donation through refurbishing, appraisal, confirmation, and shipping to the beneficiary school. Shannon Williams will oversee the process, but extra hands will be needed for data entry and processing.

To offer your time as a volunteer, email your contact information to :

"Volunteer ( AT ) playonmusic.org"

(Use the normal "@" character, without spaces. We formatted the address as above to foil the searchbots that crawl sites looking for email addresses to spam.)

Contact Skyline Music for more information:

440-871-4140
27010 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake, OH 44145
Store Hours:
M-Th 10-9; Fri 10-6;
Sat 9-5
Click here to go to the Skyline Music website contact page, where you will find detailed directions, links to maps, fax numbers, and email addresses.

If you're not in Northeast Ohio and would like to help, we urge you to contact the Mr. Hollnd's Opus Foundation directly. Click here or anywhere you see the MHOF logo.