We offer all services except refinishing for brass instruments. These services include (but are not limited to) chemical cleaning, dent removal, piston & rotary valve repairs, valve casing thread repairs, rotary valve re-stringing, re-soldering of broken braces & other parts, patch fabrication & installation, stuck tuning slide removal, trombone slide repair, parts replacement, installation of slide trigger assemblies, repair of slide trigger assemblies & custom modifications.

Job Descriptions

Chemical Cleaning
Complete disassembly of valves & slides. Immersion of instrument frame & parts in mild acid solution to remove corrosion. First water flush. Acid stop immersion of frame & parts in Calkaline solution. Second water flush. Replace all valve felts & corks. Replace water key corks. On trombones, replace slide bumper cork. On rotary valve instruments replace valve strings & rotor stop corks. Valve alignment for correct porting of piston or rotary valves. Re-assembly of instrument with lubrication of valves & slides. Play test of instrument for intonation & ease of play. Chemical clean prices for silver plated instruments are higher due to the extra clean up time involved.

Chemical Cleaning Prices
Trumpet or Cornet / Lacquer Finish	$75.00
Trumpet or Cornet / Silver Plate	$85.00
Trombone / Lacquer Finish	$75.00
Trombone / Silver Plate	$85.00
Bass Trombone / Silver Plate	$100.00
Bari-Horn/ Marching Brass / Lacquer Finish	$100.00
Bari-Horn / Marching Brass / Silver Plate	$120.00
Tuba or Sousaphone / Lacquer Finish	$100.00
Tuba or Sousaphone / Silver Plate	$120.00
Single French Horn	$100.00
Double French Horn	$150.00

Trombone Slide Repair
Slide repair begins with Chemical Cleaning job listed above. Inside & outside tubes are first inspected for dents. Dents are removed using the correct fitting mandrel for the inside of the tube and roller or hand burnishing over the dented area. Dent hammers are used only in extreme cases where there is a sharp crease which cannot be removed by burnishing. Cleaning of the outside tubes is done again to remove any deposits broken loose during dent removal. Both inside & outside tubes are straightened on a leveling plate with attention to stocking alignment on the inside tubes. Inside & outside slide sections are then adjusted for proper parallel spacing. Slide is then reassembled with the bell unit and slide action is checked with instrument held in playing position. In case of extreme tube damage, we also do slide tube replacement (prices on inspection).

Trombone Slide Repair Estimate
Tenor Trombone	$80.00
Bass Trombone	$120.00

Valve Repair Estimate
Trumpet or Cornet	$30.00
Bari-Horn or Marching Brass	$40.00
Tuba or Sousaphone	$50.00
Single French Horn	$50.00
Double French Horn	$60.00

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