Flute and Piccolo Repair or Maintenance

REPAIR PRICES 2010/2011:

APPROXIMATE CLEAN, OIL and ADJUST PRICES (COA):

The problem with giving an absolute price is, it isn't fair to most people.  Every flute is different and will need varying amounts of work or repair.  I will keep track of the time I spend on your instrument and charge at my hourly rate ($50 per hour).  If I think the amount of work is going to be significantly above the prices stated here, I will contact you before going ahead. 

Again, these are APPROXIMATE PRICES: 

Student flutes (closed holes, silver plated, C foot with adjustment screws)    ...................................  $125

Student piccolos (silver plated or resin)................... $125

Intermediate flutes  (silver or silver plated, open hole with adjustment screws)  ......................  $175

Intermediate piccolos, wood with silverplated mechanism ........................................................... $195

Hourly rate:  $50

Services performed:  Disassemble the instrument and unpin the key sections, cleaning out the old oil and replacing it with fresh oil. shim pads  so that the instrument pads seal with a light touch.   If your instrument is in bad condition (i.e. needs more than 2 or 3 pads shimmed), I would contact you before I do more shimming.  Shimming is time consuming, meticulous work (my polite way of saying a lot of shimming will run up the cost of the COA)  but it's what makes the difference between a great playing instrument and a leaky, fuzzy sounding instrument.   I do NOT clamp keys to seat the pads to the tone holes.

I correct all the adjustments, correct spring tensions,  remove lost motion, correcting key heights.  play test the instrument. if I find anything else I can correct that will help make your flute play better I will contact you to ask your permission to do the work.