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.