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Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophone - General Service

Soprano Saxophone

Starting From → $200+ GST

Alto & Tenor Saxophone

Starting From → $200 + GST
**Please note - All repair figures provided online are indicative prices only, and meant to be a guide in assisting you with deciding what kind of repairs or services you might be needing. To make sure you always get the best service for your needs and value for money, every repair request big or small is re-evaluated upon being received and assessed by our workshop technicians. 

Definition

The general checking, adjusting and setting up of a brass or woodwind instrument to make sure it is in good working order and appropriate playing condition for another year of use.

Just like getting a WOF for your car keeps you on top of all the general maintenance it requires to keep it safe to drive on the road, a general service keeps you on top of the general maintenance of your instrument. Take care of your instrument and your instrument will take care of you!

What's included

  • General adjustments to primary key mechanisms and functions to make playable.
  • General checking, adjusting and re-aligning of keys. (excessively or many bent keys charged separately on a case by case basis)
  • General improvements of leaking pads to make playable. This may include re-seating of pads or straight pad replacement of up to approximately 4-5 pads where required. (instruments with many or extreme leaking pads/adjustments/replacements required to be assessed and quoted separately) 
  • Basic cork & felt replacements as and where required (eg, neck cork, adjustment corks, bumper corks/felts etc. Instruments with excessive cork replacements to be quoted separately)
  • Key Oiling
  • All instruments are play tested by our fully qualified technicians to assess playability and proper key function etc. (Technicians use their own mouthpieces)

Optional Extras

(all available upon request at extra charge)

  • Cleaning & disassembly
  • Full key disassembly, rod checking/cleaning , key polishing
  • Instrument body cleaning/disinfecting 
  • Mold or verdigris cleaning off pads, keys or body
  • Tone hole levelling and repairs
  • Dent & body repairs
  • Full re-padding 
  • Re-plating/Re-lacquering (body/keys/posts etc)
  • Key height adjustments
  • Spring tensioning
  • Soldering or brazing repairs (body or keys)
  • Full Restorations
  • Custom modifications

Notes to self:

  • If you are experiencing specific problems with playability, sound production, key function etc please let us know when you bring your instrument in for servicing. We can do all the checks and improvement within a general service, but sometimes problems experienced can differ from player to player.  
  • The more information you give us, the better the job we can do for you!
  • Intermittent problems are hard to diagnose and subsequently can be very difficult to solve. If any problems you experience are intermittent make sure to let us know and we will do our very best to solve them where we can. This may require repeat visits or extended time in the shop with a technician to work through with you.

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