Repairs

Repair Pricing
Saxophones	Repad
Soprano & Alto Saxophone	$500
Tenor & C-Melody Saxophone	$650
Baritone Saxophone	$800
Bass Saxophone	$1100
Woodwinds	Repad	Overhaul
Eb & Bb Clarinet	$300	$400
Alto Clarinet	$300	$400
Bass Clarinet	$400	$500
Eb Contra Bass Clarinet	$450	$550
Bb Contra Bass Clarinet	$450	$550
Flute (closed hole)	$300	$400
Flute (open hole)	$350	$450
Alto Flute	$350	$400
Piccolo	$200	$250
Oboe	$300	$400
Oboe Full Conservatory	$325	$425
Bassoon	$400	$500
Woodwind Body Repairs	Body Repair
Crack Repair	$80 per hr
Bb Clarinet Joint Replacement	$150 plus cost of Joint
Bassoon, Oboe & Bass Clarinet Joint Replacement	$200 plus cost of Joint

 

Ultrasonic Cleaning (Starting at $75)

Ultrasonic cleaning is a safe and thorough cleaning process that cleans instruments inside and out without using harsh chemicals. It safely removes deposits and years of built-up "gunk" that occurs with common use. We recommend cleaning brass instruments—trumpet, cornet, trombone, baritone and French horns—once every year. Cost is $65. Pulling stuck slides and replacing felts and corks if needed is extra and will be assessed when we see the instrument. 

Woodwinds

Woodwind musical instrument repair typically fall into three categories, very minor repair, average repair, and major repair. Your repair needs may range from very small issues--a missing cork or a broken spring--to complete refurbishing. Regardless of the extent of work necessary, all instruments will be adjusted to play. Some of the most common repairs performed are the repad and complete overhaul.

Repad
Repad includes everything except restoring the finish. All pads, joint corks and key corks are replaced. Springs are checked and replaced if needed. Tone holes, including raised tone holes, are cleaned. Keys are adjusted and reinstalled. Instrument is then adjusted to play. The horn will play like it is brand new. 

Overhaul
A complete overhaul involves all the work of a repad plus restoring the finish. The horn will look and play like it is Brand new

Re-Plating 

Please call or email us for more information about re-plating your instrument. This is a process that does take about a month to two months. We can provide loaners during this time period. 

Final Adjustments
All woodwind instruments are subjected to complete adjustment and testing before being released back to the customer. If after the requested repair has been performed and the instrument will not pass this testing, the customer will be notified and appraised of the additional necessary repair.

For repairs not listed, please Contact us for a quote.

Brass

Brass musical instrument repairs range from a simple make-play tuneup to dent removal and spot refinishing. We work on trumpet, cornet, baritone, trombone and French horn, large brass and saxophone. Below are the services rendered for each instrument when performing make-play repairs.

Trumpet, Cornet, Baritone horn ($75)
Playing condition consists of:

• Slides pulled and polished.
• Interior of instrument is flushed out.
• Valves polished and new felts and corks installed.
• Valve casings cleaned.
• New water key corks.
• Any loose bracing cleaned and soldered.

Trombone ($75)

• Playing condition consists of:
• Tuning slide pulled and polished.
• Hand slide cleaned and aligned.
• Dents removed if necessary.
• Interior of instrument is flushed out.
• New water key cork.

French Horn (Single $80.00, Double $95.00)

• Playing condition consists of:
• Slides pulled and polished.
• Valves removed and chemically cleaned.
• Valve casings chemically cleaned.
• Interior of instrument is flushed out.
• Valve stop plates are re corked.
• Valves are reassembled and restrung.
• Any loose bracing is cleaned and soldered.

Customer will be notified if any other work needs to be performed.