Personalized mechanical restorations

Tenor Madness specializes in mechanical overhauls, mechanical restorations and custom key work. We use the finest grade materials available, with careful attention paid to detail. YOU decide what kind of resonator, pad and pad treatment you would like us to use. Each player, instrument and mouthpiece make a unique combination. A combination we try to take into consideration when we repair your instrument. The following are two basic options we offer:

Basic mechanical overhaul

1. Disassembly and careful cleaning of the instrument with mild detergent.
2. Body is checked for proper alignment and straightened if necessary.
3. Minor dent work.
4. All keys are swedged to remove lateral play.
5. Excessive wear removed from post to hinge rod.
6. Pads cups checked on jeweler's anvil for flatness.
7. Tone holes addressed.
8. Refit tenon and receiver.
9. All new pads (your choice of pad type and resonator type)
10. Key corks, felts and neck cork installed (premium cork and hat felt used for key regulation and silencing).
11. Springs replaced as needed (OEM springs directly from Paris).
12. Meticulously regulated to customers specifications (see custom setup).
13. Wiped down, oiled and play tested.

Pricing:

• includes 25+ shop hours
• $750 for Soprano, Alto and Tenor.
• Bari sax by quote only

If an instrument needs extensive dent work and/or key wear, we would suggest the following:

Complete mechanical restoration

Includes everything in a basic mechanical overhaul (above) plus replacing pearls if desired, making new hinge rods, and providing new pivot screws and or set screws. Everything that can be done to the instrument short of refinishing!!

Pricing:

• includes 40+ shop hours
• $950 for Soprano
• $1050 for Alto and Tenor
• Bari sax by quote only

Email us for answers to more questions about our restoration work or to inquire about a quote for a bari sax.

Only a limited number of time slots are available for personalized mechanical restorations. We are always up front about our schedule so you know how long your horn will be in the shop. Please click here to inquire about setting up an appointment.

Warranties

Both Basic Mechanical Overhauls and Complete Mechanical Restorations come with a one year warranty on all work performed. Warranties are only valid for saxophones that have not been abused or otherwise neglected. If your horn goes out of regulation in the first year by means of normal daily wear and tear, send it back to us and we'll fix it for free. You are only responsible for shipping charges. If only minor adjustments are needed and we know a saxophone technician in your area that we trust, we can ask them to do the work for us so that you don't have to worry about shipping your saxophone.