Repairs

Free 1st year Check over: All instruments bought from us are entitled to a free check over at the end of their first year: - Check padding and regulation & adjust as required.

Checkdown: For instruments up to 3 years old or those having had a service within 2 years *. Where possible without dismantling: check instrument for leaks, re-seat pads and regulate to playing order. * depending on amount of use.

Service: Dismantle; clean body and keywork; re-seat pads; check corks and springs; re-assemble; regulate and lubricate.

Re-pad: As the ‘Service’ option above plus the replacing of all the pads.

On-the-spot Woodwind Repairs: Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can be undertaken during normal shop hours subject to work in hand. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.

On-the-spot Brass Repairs: Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can only be undertaken on Saturdays subject to work in hand during normal opening hours 9.30am - 5.30pm. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.

Booking in System: With our booking in system we can repair your instrument wherever possible, when you want. For most repairs you can book your instrument in for a specific day, deliver it to us the day before, and collect it the day after.

Spare Parts: Our workshop is stocked with a range of parts for many currently available Woodwind and Brass instruments, we should be able to help you with any eventuality from a missing screw to a new joint.

Guitars: We undertake a range of repairs, restringing and set-ups. Unfortunately we do not undertake cosmetic repairs such as dentb removal or resprays.We charge £25 plus VAT for set-ups. (Sometimes strings will need to be replaced at additional cost). Restringing guitars -we charge £10 plus the cost of the strings.

Amplifiers: If the amplifier is under warranty and you bought it from us, we will repair it free or send it back to the manufacturer for you. For other problems we will arrange to have the gear repaired by an excellent local professional repairer.

Violins and other orchestral strings: Specialist repairs are sub-contracted by us but in-house we fit new bridges, restring, fit and refit sound-posts, refit pegs and adjusters etc. Please ask for more details.

Other Instruments: Please phone or Email for details.

Prices shown in these pages include VAT.

Specialist Repairs

As well as general repair work, we can also carry out specialist work to suit your individual needs, from repositioning a Clarinet thumbrest or shortening a barrel to keywork making and alteration.

Woodwind Instrument Repairs

Instrument	Checkdown	Service	Repad
Clarinet - Bb/A/Eb	£55.00	£100.00	£160.00
Clarinet - Alto/Bass	£70.00	£160.00	from £300.00
Clarinet - Bass Low C	£70.00	£175.00	£330.00
Flute - Piccolo	£55.00	£140.00	£190.00
Flute - Concert	£70.00	£130.00	£190.00
Flute - Open Hole	from £90.00	POA	POA
Flute - Alto/Bass	£70.00	POA	POA
Saxophone - Soprano	£70.00	£180.00	£300.00
Saxophone - Alto/Tenor	£70.00	£210.00	£330.00
Saxophone - Baritone	£70.00	£290.00	£400.00
Oboe - Student	£70.00	£140.00	£195.00
Oboe - Semi Pro	£70.00	£160.00	£250.00
Oboe - Pro/Cor Anglais	£110.00	£250.00	£320.00
Bassoon	£120.00	£220.00	£380.00
Bassoon - Contra	£120.00	POA	POA

On-the-spot Woodwind Repairs

Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can be undertaken during normal shop hours subject to work in hand. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.

Please note that the prices shown here are a selection for guidance and are based on basic work performed without any problems occurring. Older, damaged, or polishing of Silver Plated instruments will require more work and so will incur additional cost at out standard hourly rate. Some older or damaged instruments may not be economical to repair and spare parts are not always available.

Clarinet Pad on Service	£2.00 per Pad
Oboe Pad On Service	£2.00 per Pad
Bassoon Pad on Service	£2.00 per Pad
Flute pad on Service	£4.00 per Pad
Saxophone Pad on Service	£4.00 per Pad
Clarinet/Oboe Tenon Cork	£5.00 per Tenon
Bassoon Tenon Cork	£8.00 per Tenon
Saxophone Crook Cork	£8.00 plus labour
To Re-pad Clarinets with Leather Pads	optional FOC
To Re-pad Clarinets with Gore-Tex Pads	extra £70.00
To Re-pad Flutes with Red Sound Pads	extra £60.00
To Re-pad Oboes with Cork Pads	extra £80.00
To Re-pad Sax with Deluxe Pads	optional FOC
Crack Filling	from £20.00
Fitting Bassoon Floor Spike	£20.00 + parts
Barrel Shortening	from £30.00
Clarinet or Oboe Re-tenon	£110.00

Brass Instrument Repairs

Disassemble; Internal clean; remove accessible dents; clean valves & casings; re-felt & lubricate valves; clean & grease slides. Polishing of silver plated or un-lacquered instruments charged at normal hourly rate of £35 per hour.

Trumpet/Cornet/Flugel Horn/Tenor Horn	from £50.00
Baritone Horn/Euphonium	from £70.00
Tenor Trombone	from £50.00
Bb/F & Bass Trombone	from £70.00
French Horn	from £50.00
3 Valve Eb/Bb Bass	from £80.00
4 Valve Eb/Bb Bass	from £90.00

On-the-spot Brass Repairs

Emergency repairs and adjustments can only be undertaken on Saturdays subject to work in hand during normal opening hours 9.30am - 5.30pm. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.

Please note that the prices shown here are a selection for guidance and are based on basic work performed without any problems occurring. Some older or damaged instruments may not be economical to repair and spare parts are not always available. Any work carried out will be at our standard hourly rate of £35 per hour.

Mouthpiece Plating

Trumpet /Cornet/Tenor Horn - Silver Plate	£28.00
Trombone/Euphonium/Bass Trombone - Silver Plate	£35.00
Tuba - Silver Plate	£40.00
Gold Plated Rim on Silver and Gold Plating also available.	POA

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