REPAIRS

Brass repairs
Woodwind repairs

BRASS REPAIR DESCRIPTIONS

MINOR SERVICE

This service usually involves the repair of a minor single fault to bring a newer instrument up to good working order. Minimum charge is $45.

CHEMICAL CLEANING

This service is required to remove corrosive deposits that if not removed will slowly rot the brass. A horn requires this service, when it displays one or more of the following symptoms - a few stuck slides, problems with sticking pistons, green deposits are evident on pistons, valve casings or tubing. Often the deposits may have accumulated to such an extent that a horn is only working with 50% of the actual tubing capacity.

At the completion of this work, the horn will again play to its full potential.

Each instrument

• is completely disassembled ; stuck slides are pulled ; minor accessible dents are removed
• is soaked and scrubbed in detergent solution to remove all fats and oil (pizza, cola, pie etc)
• is dipped and flushed in an acid solution to remove lime and scale deposits
• is thoroughly dried and each piece of tubing individually pressure tested for leaks
• is fitted with new adjusting corks, valve cap felts, water corks
• is adjusted so that piston travel meets factory specifications and tuning slides are greased
• is adjusted so that slides and sleeves are aligned and parallel.
• mouthpiece is polished
• mouthpiece shank is re-rounded, if required
• has minor slide dents removed
• if a trombone, has slides re-aligned
• if silver plated, sprayed with silver polish and tarnish preventative, hand ragged and polished
• if it has rotors, has them re-strung and adjusted for correct travel, linkages are tightened

 ADDITIONAL SERVICES

If required, the following & other additional services will be charged for, based upon an hourly rate

• totally frozen tuning slides requiring oil-soaking and heat to be removed
• tuning slides which require unsoldering to be removed
• extra dent work, excessively bowed/damaged trombone slides/tuning slides
• soldering broken braces, soldering patches onto leaking sections
• re-alignment of bent tubing, re-alignment of entire horn
• lapping of pistons/slides to remove burrs and free up action
• machining of spare parts
• valve casing and piston repair
• lapping & aligning of tuning slides to remove burrs and enable smooth action
• replacement of missing/worn/broken/incorrect parts
• hand polishing and ragging of silver plated instruments
• case repairs

• Add 30%, for hand ragging and hand buffing of silver-plated horns
• Add 10% for compensating systems
• These prices refer to average student instruments
• Professional, vintage severely worn/damaged instruments will incur additional charges
• All services include a 90 day guarantee on work performed
• Estimates are gladly provided free of charge

While all care is taken, Wombat Woodwind and Brass will not be held responsible for old or unusual lacquers being affected by cleaning chemicals.

MINIMUM CHARGE PER INSTRUMENT IS $45.00

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WOODWIND REPAIR DESCRIPTIONS

This service usually applies to newer instruments that require minimal work to return them to good working order. Minimum charge is $45.

STANDARD SERVICE

As a regular, yearly to two yearly service, this includes all work required to bring a student instrument up to good working order. All of the following steps are completed.

Check entire instrument for leaks ; replace up to 4 faulty/worn pads and corks ; check all screws and rods, refit and secure if loose ; straighten bent keys ; release binding keys ; adjust key heights for correct tuning ; adjust, regulate and oil keywork ; adjust needle and leaf springs to proper tension ; remove minor dents on metal instruments ; tighten excessively loose keywork ; chemical clean mouthpiece ; clean case ; pressure test instrument ; play test.

Flutes/Clarinets = $90 + parts Alto Saxophones = $110 + parts Tenor Saxophones = $120 + parts

STANDARD SERVICE AND CLEAN

This service is required when dust and grime start to affect key movement and/or to make an instrument look it's best.

This service includes all work as per the above Standard Service PLUS

Total disassembly of the instrument; wash the body to remove excess grime, dirt, oil etc; acid bath the instrument to remove lime/scale/mould deposits; hand polish the keywork; polish silver surfaces with quality silver polish; clean rods and hinge tubes; clean pad surfaces.

Flutes/Clarinets = $140 + parts Alto Saxophones = $220 + parts Tenor Saxophones = $240 + parts

Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet by individual appraisal only.

Wood, step up, silver saxophones and professional instruments will incurr additional charges.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

If required, the following & other additional services will be charged for, based upon an hourly rate

• Levelling/recutting/filling or replacing damaged or uneven tone holes
• Straightening bent saxophone and flute bodies
• Resealing detachable saxophone bells
• Refitting loose clarinet posts, refitting excessivel loose keywork
• Solderwork, major vdent work
• Machining and replacing missing parts
• Repairing loose/broken sockets and tenons; fitting tenon caps to clarinets
• Removing toothmarks from mouthpieces
• Replacing 5 or more pads
• Case repairs

All above services include a 90 day guarantee that covers pads, corks, springs and adjustments.

MECHANICAL OVERHAUL

This service is recommended for most older instruments or when approximately half of the pads need replacing (by this stage the remaining pads will not be much better). Instruments require this amount of work anywhere between 5 to 20 years depending on how they have been treated. At the completion of this service an instrument will play as well or better than a new instrument.

Work performed as above for Standard Service PLUS disassemble entire instrument ; chemically clean body to remove oil, fat, lime and scale etc , hand polish flutes ; buff nickel keys ; hand polish silver keys ; replace all pads, key corks, felts and tenon corks (including the flute crown cork) ; tighten mechanism to "as new" factory specification or better ; remove all dents from metal instruments ; level & re-cut tone holes if required; refit all joints to fit snugly ; replace rusted and worn springs and adjust to proper tension ; re-fit and secure loose posts, pivot and adjusting screws; pressure test; play test ; clean case.

This service includes a 12 month guarantee that covers pads, corks, springs and adjustments plus a free standard service after one year.

Flutes/Plastic Clarinets = $350 Alto Saxophones = $650 Tenor Saxophones = $750

Soprano/Baritone Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon, Bass and wood Clarinets by individual appraisal only

Silver plated saxophones add $100 for hand ragging and polishing

All prices apply to average student instruments

Professional, step up, vintage, severely abused/neglected instruments will incur an additional charge

MINIMUM CHARGE PER INSTRUMENT IS $45