Cleaning

Tear Down and Clean - Woodwind

• Instrument is completely disassembled
• Body section is degreased and ultrasonically cleaned (wood excepted)
• Wood joints are oiled and reconditioned
• Keys, rods and screws are hand cleaned and pads are cleaned as needed
• Silver finishes are polished
• Mechanisms are reassembled
• Oil keys (no regulations are made – See: Play Condition)

Flush and Clean - Brass

• Instrument is completely disassembled
• Body and all component parts are degreased and ultrasonically cleaned
• Detail cleaning of all slides, valves and casings
• Silver finishes are polished
• Replace alignment corks and felts, water key corks and faulty springs 
• Slides are greased, rotors are oiled
• Instrument is reassembled

Regulations

Play Condition - Woodwind

• Repair body tube and tone holes as necessary
• Correct post and key alignment
• Fit and straighten keys as necessary for operation
• Clean tone holes and pads as needed (A full cleaning will be done if extremely dirty)
• Replace any key corks and felts
• Pad coverage is inspected with a leak light and all leaks are removed
• Replace any faulty pads
• Regulate and oil mechanisms and remove lost motion
• Play test

Play Condition - Brass

• Removal of dents affecting the response of the instrument
• Instrument is inspected for foreign objects lodged in bore
• Check all braces and joints and solder as needed
• Check tuning slides for proper fit and function
• Replace any felts, corks and springs as needed
• Check all slide and valve function
• Play test

Overhaul

Repad - Student woodwinds

• Disassemble instrument and clean all component parts
• Perform body repairs and level all tone holes
• Swedge keys to remove lateral play
• Replace all pads, corks and felts
• Assemble instrument
• Level and seat all pads
• Regulate and oil mechanisms, set key heights and remove lost motion
• Clean mouthpiece and perform facing repairs as necessary
• Play test

Mechanical overhaul - Professional woodwinds

Same as above plus the following:

• Closer attention spent on body repairs
• Keys and rods are fit to stricter tolerances
• Premium materials are installed and regulations made to stricter standards
• More corrections made for response and intonation

Overhaul - Brass

• Remove all old finish and clean instrument
• Replace any rotted or extremely damaged parts
• Remove all dents and pay close attention to cosmetic flaws
• Solder all braces and align instrument
• Polish, degrease and refinish instrument and re-plate any necessary parts

Customization

Our custom shop is able to offer a variety of services for the discriminating upper level player. Services include:

• Key modification and alignment for individualized fit to the musician 
• Design, fabrication and installation of custom fixtures and levers 
• Intonation enhancements such as tone hole inserts, undercutting, custom venting as well as the use of exotic materials
• Valve rebuilding
• Rotor rebuilding