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Minor Repair Charges
Minimum charge – £9
Tenon Corks – £10
Crook Corks – £10
Instrument Servicing – what is involved?
The cost of a service on an instrument will vary depending on how much work is needed to put the instrument back into a good playing order. Servicing generally includes dismantling the instrument, cleaning the body of grease and dirt, cleaning tone holes and pads, oiling the bore (if applicable), checking the headcork (if applicable) and replacing if needed, replacing touch corks and tenon corks as needed, checking springs and replacing if needed, checking pads and replacing as needed. Reassembling the instrument, oiling keywork and rods, resetting pads, rearticulating keywork and checking and testing to ensure they play.
If requested the keywork can be thoroughly cleaned whilst it is apart but the time taken to clean will be added to the cost.
Service of an instrument costs from £40 + VAT we can quote a more precise amount on examination of the instrument and discuss the customers would requirements at this stage.
Flute
Servicing starts from £40 +VAT
Repad – £90 + VAT
Overhaul – £120 +VAT
Clarinet
Servicing starts from £40 +VAT
Overhaul – £120 + VAT
Repad – £90 + VAT
Soprano/Alto Saxophone
Servicing from £90 +VAT
Overhaul – £220 +VAT
Repad – £180 +VAT
Tenor Saxophone
Servicing from £90 +VAT
Overhaul – £250 +VAT
Repad – £200 + VAT
Baritone Saxophone
Servicing from £110 + VAT
Overhaul – £325 +VAT
Repad – £250 + VAT
Oboe Student
Servicing from £60 +VAT
Overhaul – £140 +VAT
Repad – £95 + VAT
Oboe Professional
Servicing from £90 +VAT
Overhaul – £240 +VAT
Repad – £195 + VAT