Buying a new instrument
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| Trumpet/Cornet | 90 |
| Trombone | 90 |
| Trombone with rotary valve | 160 |
| Single French Horn | 175 |
| Double French Horn | 260 |
| Tenor horn | 150 |
| Baritone | 160 |
| Euphonium | 180 |
| Euphonium, 4 valve | 200 |
| 3 valve Tuba | 240 |
| 4 valve Tuba | 280 |
| Rotary Tubas | By estimate only |
- Add 33%, for hand ragging and hand buffing of silver-plated horns
- Add 20% for compensating systems
- All prices refer to average student instruments.
- Professional, vintage, seized or severely abused/worn 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 cannot be held responsible
for old or unusual lacquers/plating being affected by cleaning chemicals.
MINIMUM CHARGE PER INSTRUMENT IS $45.00
WOODWIND REPAIR DESCRIPTIONS 2011
MINOR SERVICE
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 18 month 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 3 faulty/worn pads and corks ; check all screws and rods, refit and secure if loose; 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
Basic Plastic Oboe - $140 + parts Plastic Bassoon - $160 + 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 its 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-$160 + 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 incur 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.
- Straightening bent keys & rods/releasing binding keys/lapping hinges & rods
- Adjusting key heights for correct tuning
- Resealing detachable saxophone bells
- Refitting loose clarinet posts, tightening & refitting excessively loose keywork
- Solderwork, major dent work
- Machining and replacing missing parts
- Repairing loose/broken sockets and tenons; fitting tenon caps to clarinets
- Removing toothmarks from mouthpieces
- Replacing 4 or more pads
- Case repairs
All above services include a 90 day guarantee that covers pads, corks, springs and adjustments.
REPAD
This service applies to student clarinets where the key corks, tenon corks and keywork are good, only the pads need replacing. This is usually due to two reasons.
- An instrument being in storage for some time and pads being eaten by silver fish.
- Faulty manufacturing with insufficient glue being placed behind the pads. In this case, fairly new pads just start falling out.. (Deciduous pads!)
Work performed is all that described in the standard service & clean, PLUS replace all pads
Plastic Clarinet $240
MECHANICAL OVERHAUL
This service is recommended for 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 is all that described in the standard service & clean 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.
Plastic Clarinet-$350 Flute-$400 Piccolo-$500 Alto Saxophone-$800 Tenor Saxophone-$850
Baritone Saxophone-$1200 Soprano Saxophone-$850 Standard wood clarinet-$450
Plastic Bassoon-$1000 Basic Plastic Oboe-$650 Plastic Bass Clarinet-$950
Silver plated saxophones add $160 for hand ragging and polishing.
All prices refer to average student instruments.
Professional, elite, step up, vintage, severely abused/neglected instruments
will incur additional charges.
MINIMUM CHARGE PER INSTRUMENT IS $45