Maintenance
& Repair

 

Clarinets and flutes in competent hands

To safeguard your valuable investment throughout its lifespan, I suggest regular upkeep. A comprehensive Clean, Oil, and Adjust (COA) procedure should be completed at The Clarinet Lab workshop  approximately every 12-18 months. For instruments that have experienced heavy use over multiple years, a complete restoration can bring your instrument back to original manufacturer specifications.

Important: All warranty and maintenance repairs exclude shipping costs. Customers are responsible for covering transportation expenses both to and from The Clarinet Lab workshop.

 

CLARINET  SERVICE

Hourly Work (45,- EUR)

Adjustments and other work can be billed at an hourly rate of 45 EUR. 

Clean, Oil, and Adjust (230,- EUR)
  • Removal of dust and fingerprints from body and keys (does not remove tarnish)
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearings.
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • Adjust play in trill, right hand and left hand rods
  • Re-seat and adjust pads as needed
  • Replacement of up to 3 pads included (additional pads billed at $25/pad)
  • Replace loose or questionable felts and corks
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Check headjoint cork and replace as needed
  • Clean pad skin surface
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches

Repad, Includes COA (350,- EUR)
  • Removal of dust and fingerprints from body and keys (does not remove tarnish)
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearings.
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • Adjust play in trill, right hand and left hand rods
  • Replace loose or questionable felts and corks
  • Replacement of all pads
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Check headjoint cork and replace as needed
  • Clean pad skin surface
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches

Overhaul (510,- EUR)
  • Removal of play in all keys, roller, rods
  • Cosmetic repair of dents, scratches
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearing
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • External cleaning and machine polish of body parts and keys
    (removing all tarnish)
  • Replacement of all pads, corks and felts, and headjoint cork
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches
  • Wipe down finger prints on entire instrument

FLUTE  SERVICE

Hourly Work (45,- EUR)

Adjustments and other work can be billed at an hourly rate of $125. An additional rush fee of $150 will be applied to emergency repairs.

Clean, Oil, and Adjust (210,- EUR)
  • Removal of dust and fingerprints from body and keys (does not remove tarnish)
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearings.
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • Adjust play in trill, right hand and left hand rods
  • Re-seat and adjust pads as needed
  • Replacement of up to 3 pads included (additional pads billed at $25/pad)
  • Replace loose or questionable felts and corks
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Check headjoint cork and replace as needed
  • Clean pad skin surface
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches

Repad, Includes COA (420,- EUR)
  • Removal of dust and fingerprints from body and keys (does not remove tarnish)
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearings.
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • Adjust play in trill, right hand and left hand rods
  • Replace loose or questionable felts and corks
  • Replacement of all pads
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Check headjoint cork and replace as needed
  • Clean pad skin surface
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches

Overhaul (640,- EUR)
  • Removal of play in all keys, roller, rods
  • Cosmetic repair of dents, scratches
  • Clean inside of all key tubing, posts and bearing
  • Reassemble with new lubricant
  • External cleaning and machine polish of body parts and keys
    (removing all tarnish)
  • Replacement of all pads, corks and felts, and headjoint cork
  • Regulate key action and check tenon fit and adjust as needed
  • Complete play testing
  • Check fit of instrument in case and re-block as needed
  • Remove dust from case and check latches
  • Wipe down finger prints on entire instrument

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Reservation Overhaul Repair

€50.00

Reservation Overhaul Repair

€50.00

Reservation Fee for Instrument Overhauls

Please note: A €50 reservation fee is now required to confirm an overhaul appointment. The fee is due upon bookingand payable via PayPal or credit card (I will cover the PayPal fee).
Your repair date is guaranteed only after payment.

The fee will be credited toward your final invoice.

Changes or cancellations are possible up to 4 weeks before the scheduled date. After that, the fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Thank you for your understanding!

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