Everything from moving/fixing/tuning a piano to changing the horse hair on your violin bow. You can even snip off 31" of your Uncle Arlo's hippie pony tail and we'll make that work. If you can catch him.
Brass
Trumpet, Double Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Includes complete disassembly, degreasing, and ultrasonic cleaning.
Power Brass immersion and "Texas "Flush" technique performed on heavily scaled instruments as needed. Water key corks and piston/rotor cork/felts replaced as needed. Minor and accessible dents are removed.
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Pull stuck mouthpiece
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Trombone hand slide alignment, dents and burnishing
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Silver plated instrument polishing
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Broken braces replaced/soldered
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Patch fabrication
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Pistons straightened
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Valve hand lapping
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Pull frozen slides
Guitars & more
Acoustic/Electric Guitar Restring
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Clean and treat fingerboard
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Wipe-down body and neck
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Inspect, tune, test, verify setup, intonation, correctness etc.
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(Labor does not include price of strings)
Setup
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Check neck set and adjust truss rod if needed
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Check and adjust saddle for height and intonation
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Check and adjust nut if necessary
Other instruments such as: Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Dulcimer, Ukulele
Woodwinds
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, and Saxophone
Check & Adjust
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Check pads, spring action, pad seating and regulation
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Replace missing corks/felts
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Perform key fitting to correct excessive lost motion
Strings
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass (all sizes)
Bow Re-hair
Includes removing old anchors(re-use if possible),
inspect for damage and camber, inspect wrap, etc.
Replace with white Mongolian hair
String Replacement
Inspect, tune, adjust, reset bridge, test.
Bridge Replacement
Bow and instrument repairs are done at labor rate plus materials needed. Common repairs include clamp and glue open seams, re-gluing broken neck, clamp and glue fingerboard, refinishing, and cleaning.
Piano Moving
Labor + Milage
Call for estimate 320-214-9433
Clean, Oil & Adjust
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All of Check & Adjust job plus key/body ultrasonic cleaning, buffing, and/or polishing
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Hinge tubes are cleaned and oiled
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Post pivot points are cleaned and greased
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Bores of wood instruments are oiled.
Repad/Mechanical Overhaul
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All of Check & Adjust and Clean, Oil & Adjust, plus the instrument is completely disassembled, cleaned, and silver plated are polished
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Instrument is outfitted with new pads, tenon corks, felts, cork bumpers and springs as needed
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Dents are removed from flutes and saxophones
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Bassoon bores are sanded and finished
Piano Tuning/Repair
Including: Keyboards