Band Instrument Repair Is Our Specialty

With more than 25 years experience and an in-house repair facility, we consider band instrument repair to be a large part of our business -- not just a side line. As the only instrument repair shop in the immediate area, our turn around time on most repairs is two to three days or less. We have recently added a state-of-the-art ultrasonic cleaning system that cleans the inside and outside of instruments with sound waves.* It is recommended that instruments be cleaned ultrasonicly each year to maintain optimal playing condition. Your instrument will play better and last longer.

Woodwind repairs may include head cork, tenon cork, neck cork, or key cork replacement; pad replacement from one pad to a complete repad; spring replacement; bent or sticking keys; loose posts or rings; adjusting or regulating the action; grafting tenons or receivers; tone hole work; pinning and filling cracks in ww bodies.

Brass repairs may include stuck mouthpieces or slides; valve or valve casing repair; straightening or alligning trombone hand slides; adjusting valves; restringing rotary valves; soft soldering; silver soldering; dent removal; spot lacquering; complete factory restoration.

String repair may include restringing; rehairing the bow; fitting a new bridge; resetting the soundpost; gluing the top or repairing a crack; replacing pegs; adjusting the action.
We also offer bow stick painting and bow hair dyeing.

Percussion repair may include replacing a head; replacing or adjusting a snare; replacing a tension rod or a tone damper.

Guitar repair may include restringing; adjusting the action; straightening the neck; fretwork; regluing braces; electronics repair.

We repair cases and also sell replacement cases. We appraise instruments for insurance purposes.

While it is possible to give a "ball park" estimate as to the cost of a repair over the telephone, it is always advisable to bring the instrument in for examination. That way a more accurate estimate can be given.

*Ultrasonic cleaning is a result of high frequency sound waves introduced into a cleaning liquid by means of a series of "transducers" mounted to the cleaning tank. The sound travels throughout the tank and creates waves of compression and expansion in the liquid. In the compression wave, the molecules of the cleaning liquid are tightly compressed together. Conversely, in the expansion wave, the molecules are rapidly pulled apart. The expansion is so dramatic that the molecules are ripped apart, creating microscopic bubbles. The bubbles are not seen by the naked eye since they are so small and exist for only a split second of time. The bubbles contain a partial vacuum while they exist. As the pressure around the bubbles becomes greater, the fluid around the bubble rushes in, collapsing the bubble very rapidly. This violent collapse, combined with the liquid jet's velocity, provides a very intense cleaning/scrubbing action in a minute area. This scrubbing action exists throughout the cleaning bath. When utilizing detergents designed for a specific application, a synergistic cleaning action is produced.

Band Instrument Repair Is Our Specialty

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