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. |
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| 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 |
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| Baritone, 4-valve |
$125 |
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| Euphonium |
$125 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Request a quote and/or time frame for repair work.
