An Overhaul is the ultimate master-level service designed to completely restore, stabilize, and optimize your clarinet. Over years of intensive professional use, key mechanisms develop physical wear, wood loses its natural moisture balance, and cumulative tolerances compromise the instrument's true potential.

This comprehensive restoration strips the instrument down to its core, correcting mechanical play with absolute precision and fully outfitting it with our proprietary SIGNATI pads to deliver an instrument that feels and performs better than the day it left the factory.

Why this service is essential for professionals:

• Zero Mechanical Tolerance: By mechanically eliminating lateral and radial key play, we achieve an ultra-quiet, crisp, and incredibly precise key action that eliminates "spongy" key response.
• Acoustic & Structural Rebirth: Comprehensive deep-conditioning of the wood restores its natural resonance, stabilizes the bore, and drastically reduces the risk of future cracking.
• Peak Performance via SIGNATI: A full installation of our proprietary SIGNATI pads transforms the instrument’s projection, offering an uncompromisingly secure seal, unparalleled mechanical silence, and a vibrant, homogenous tone across all registers.

What the Overhaul Service includes:

• Complete Strip-Down & Diagnostic: Full disassembly of every rod, screw, key, and post. Detailed microscopic inspection for hidden hairline cracks, wood stability, and post alignment.
• Total Mechanical Rebuilding & Key Fitting:
  • Precision swedging (lengthening) of hinges and shrinking of pivot holes to eliminate all radial and lateral key play.
  • Realignment of posts and refitting of rods to guarantee fluid, friction-free mechanical movement.
• Comprehensive Wood Restoration:
  • Deep, multi-stage cleaning and intensive oil immersion of the wooden body to fully restore the wood's density, moisture content, and acoustic resonance.
  • Secure pinning or carbon-banding of any existing cracks (if requested/necessary).
  • Cleaning and precision polishing of the inner bore and tone holes.
• Complete Premium Replacement:
  • 100% replacement of all pads with a custom-fitted set of our proprietary SIGNATI pads.
  • 100% renewal of all key corks, bumpers, silencing felts, and tenon corks using premium natural cork and high-density technical materials.
• Master Regulation & Fine-Tuning:
  • Custom calibration of spring tensions to match your personal tactile preferences.
  • Micro-regulation of all complex linkages and venting heights for seamless transitions between registers.
• Endurance Testing: Multi-day vacuum testing, leak-light verification, and extensive professional play-testing to ensure the setup remains perfectly stable under performance conditions.

Recommended Service Interval:

For orchestral musicians and high-hour players, a complete overhaul is typically recommended every 8 to 10 years to counteract the natural mechanical wear of the metal and to deeply rejuvenate the wood.

Price: €790 - €1.250

warranty: 12 months