WOODWIND INSTRUMENT REPAIRS AND SERVICING
After you have made initial contact, I will need to inspect your instrument to give you an accurate evaluation. Visits to the workshop are by pre-arranged appointment only.
Once the instrument is delivered to the workshop, an initial inspection is carried out and an inspection report is provided with problems and solutions identified, including cost and timescale.
Annual service
Intended to be routine maintenance: Strip keywork, clean and polish, replace touch corks as required, felts and pads as needed (up to 3 new pads included, additional pads required are chargeable); Clean and lubricate rods and screws; Polish and oil the bore (as applicable); Rebuild instrument.
Plastic clarinets from £110
Wooden clarinets from £180
Alto saxophones from £200
Tenor saxophones from £240
Soprano saxophones from £195
Baritone saxophones from £300
Flutes from £110
All other work is charged at £45 per hour
Where appropriate, we can add a full ultrasonic clean. After such a deep clean you can expect your instrument to feel and play better than before, not to mention that it’s certainly more hygienic.
Full playing order
Fault finding and correction to make the instrument play properly. This is the option we suggest for most instruments that come to the workshop for ‘servicing’. In fact, they most often need general repairs, not routine maintenance. Our ‘full playing order’ work includes straightening keywork; replacing touch corks, felts and up to 3 pads (additional pads required are chargeable); and regulation (balancing of the mechanism). If the instrument needs more work than the basic price we will advise you before proceeding.
Clarinets from £180
Alto and bass clarinets from £220
Soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones from £220
Baritone saxophones from £350
Flutes from £150
After a deep clean you can expect your instrument to feel and play better than before, not to mention that it’s certainly more hygienic – you would be amazed at what comes out of most instruments when they are deep cleaned inside the bore!
General
Re-cork tenon from £40
Move thumb rest from £25
Replace broken tenon (repair smashed joint) from £190
Fill split or crack from £70
Pin crack (per pin) from £70
Clarinet pads (supply and fit – per pad) from £15
Saxophone pads (supply and fit – per pad) from £20
Flute pads (supply and fit – per pad) from £15
Needle springs (supply and fit – per spring) from £20
Flat springs (supply and fit – per spring) from £20
restore your instrument
Strip keywork; ultrasonically clean and polish; replace a full set of pads; replace touch corks and felts as required; Clean and lubricate rods and screws; Polish and oil the bore (as applicable); Rebuild instrument; Final playtest.
Plastic clarinets from £200
Wooden clarinets from £295
Flutes from £230
Saxophones;
Alto saxophones from £400 Tenor saxophones from £450
Soprano saxophones from £400
Baritone saxophones from £595
The cost of pads is in addition to the above price and will depend on the type required.
Contact Us
Based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Visits to the workshop are by pre-arranged appointment only.
Workshop opening hours
Monday-Friday: 9:30-5:30
Band room, school visits, and weekends by appointment only up to a 50-mile radius of Sleaford.