Brass Instrument Repair
Saxquest can repair more than just saxophones and woodwinds! We offer a full repair facility for all things brasswind as well. We offer a complete array of services from chemical flushes, to polishing, to major dent repair, including large brasswind instruments such as tubas and sousaphones.
Minor Repairs are billed at a rate of $75/hr shop rate
Chemical Flush
The slides are pulled and the instrument is inspected for foreign objects in the tubing. | The instrument is cleaned and sanitized. |
Any loose braces are soldered at additional charge. | Any felts, corks, water key corks or faulty springs are replaced. |
The mouthpiece is polished and the shank tip is rounded out (true). Stuck mouthpieces are pulled. | All slides are cleaned; corrosion is removed and then lubricated. Aligned and the instrument is assembled and tested. |
Pistons and rotors are checked for proper tit and operation. Necessary adjustments are made and rotors are re strung. |
Trumpet | $95 | French Horn, Single | $125 |
Cornet | $95 | French Horn, Double | $150 |
Fluegelhom | $95 | Sousaphone | $200 |
Trombone | $95 | 3 Valve Tuba | $200 |
Trombone, Single rotor | $95 | 4 Valve Tuba | $215 |
Trombone, Double rotor | $110 | Marching Brass | $125 |
Baritone, 3-valve | $94 | ||
Baritone, 4-valve | $125 | ||
Euphonium | $125 |
Individual Services for Brasswinds:
Stuck Mouthpiece | $20 | Stuck Slide (includes removing stuck slides from instrument, clean & lubricate) | $25-$35/ each |
Frozen Slide (includes unsoldering of slide and extraction of inside slide tubes and chemical cleaning of slide) | $25-$50/each | Solder Joints – soft/silver | $25/each |
French Horn Rotors (Clean, adjust, oil & restring {no flush}) | $25/each | Replace Water Key Spring | $6/each |
Replace Water Key Corks | $4/each | ||
Polish Silver Instrument (only with flush) | |||
Trumpet/Cornet/FlugelhornT-bone | $60 | ||
French Horn | $65 | ||
Baritone/Euphonium/Marching Brass | $85 | ||
Sousaphone/Tubas | $150 | ||
Note: Polishing price is in addition to charges for chemical flush |
By Quote Only:
Dent work | Trombone slide repair | Straighten bent pistons, casings, & rotors | Adjust rotors for side and endplay |
Align bent body, bell or tubing | Case Repair |
Request a quote and/or time frame for repair work.