MARTY'S MUSIC

MUSIC SCHOOL:

Between 300 to 350 students occupy the five lesson rooms each week and take lessons from 25 independently contracted music teachers. Music Lessons Offered:

  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Piano
  • Organ
  • Woodwind
  • Brass
  • Drums
  • Strings
  • Voice
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INSTRUMENT REPAIR

Marty's Music Store employs several full-time professional technicians. These are highly trained individuals using the best parts, tools and supplies available to provide you, our customer, with a quality repair as quickly as possible at a fair market price. In addition to normal overhead associated with maintaining an in-house repair facility, our technicians attend continuing education courses and seminars to improve their skills and keep abreast of current trends and techniques in the repair industry. The current minimum shop charge is $25.

BRASS INSTRUMENT REPAIR

Instrument Playing Condition Overhaul w/Baked Epoxy Lacquer
Trumpet $50-70 $290
Cornet $50-70 $290
Tenor Trombone $55-75 $290
Bass Trombone $55-75 $290
French Horn (single) $55-75 $490
French Horn (double) $65-85 $590
Baritone Horn $65-85 $520
Baritone Horn 4-valve $70-90 $590

Tuba and Sousaphone prices are available upon request.

Brass playing condition:
Includes a thorough cleaning, replacement of worn corks, felts, and springs, Valves and slides are carefully cleaned and adjusted. Instruments are play tested. Only easily accessible dents are removed - no buffing or plating is performed.

Brass Overhaul:
Includes same as playing condition - thorough cleaning, replacement of corks, felts, and springs, careful cleaning and adjusting of valves and slides, and play testing of instruments. Plus, complete dent work, stripping of old lacquer, buffing body to a high luster, then a clear epoxy lacquer is applied and baked on. There will be an additional charge for excessive dent work and replacement of missing or broken parts.

WOODWIND INSTRUMENT REPAIR

Instrument Playing Condition Repad Overhaul
Picolo $30-50 $130 $175
Flute $30-50 $130 $195
Flute (French) $45-55 $140 $235
Oboe (simplified) $45-55 $200 $255
Oboe (conserv) $50-60 $265 $355
Basson $50-60 $300 $355
Bb Clarinet $30-50 $140 $200

Woodwind Overhaul:
Includes a thorough cleaning, all new corks, pads, and felts, tightening and refitting of keys as necessary and replacement of worn or broken springs. Keys are polished to a high luster. Then instruments are meticulously reassembled and play-tested for intonation and tonal response.

Woodwind repad:
Includes a thorough cleaning, new pads, replacement of corks, felts and springs as necessary. Keys are tightened and instruments are reassembled as in the overhaul. No dent work or refinishing is performed.

Woodwind playing condition:
Includes replacement of worn pads, springs, corks, and felts as necessary. Keys are oiled and adjusted. Instruments are then play-tested to insure tonal response. Repairs of bent, broken, dented or cracked instruments are performed on a per hour basis.

Most minor repairs such as replacement of single corks, springs, or pads fall under the above category. The shop minimum charge will apply which includes adjustment and regulation of the entire instrument and playing test to insure proper tonal and mechanical response.

SAXOPHONE INSTRUMENT REPAIR

Instrument Playing Condition Repad Overhaul w/baked Epoxy Lacquer
Soprano $50-60 $255 $455
Alto $50-60 $255 $455
Tenor $50-60 $305 $495
Baritone $45-65 $420 $995

Saxophone Overhaul:
Includes a thorough cleaning, all new corks, pads, and felts. Tightening and refitting of keys as necessary and replacement of worn or broken springs. Keys are polished to a high luster. Instrument is then meticulously reassembled and play-tested for intonation and tonal response. Plus, complete dent work, stripping of old lacquer and buffing of body to a high luster. Clear epoxy lacquer is applied and baked on. There will be an additional charge for excessive dent work and replacement of missing or broken parts.

Saxophone repad:
Includes a thorough cleaning, new pads, replacement of corks, felts and springs as necessary. Keys are tightened and instruments are reassembled as in the overhaul. No dent work or refinishing is performed.

Saxophone playing condition:
Includes replacement of worn pads, springs, corks, and felts as necessary. Keys are oiled and adjusted. Instruments are then play-tested to insure tonal response. Repairs of bent, broken, dented or cracked instruments are performed on a per hour basis.

Most minor repairs such as replacement of single corks, springs, or pads fall under the above category. The shop minimum charge will apply which includes adjustment and regulation of the entire instrument and playing test to insure proper tonal and mechanical response.

STRING INSTRUMENT REPAIR

String repairs are typically quoted on an hourly basis. Repairs listed here are representative of our capabilities.

  • String replacement and tune - Shop Minimum plus materials
  • Violin/Cello Bridge replacement - $15-25 plus materials
  • Minor crack repairs - Quote only
  • Soundpost setup or refit - Shop minimum plus materials

Electric guitar neck alignment and set-up. Adjust nut, bridge and saddle, string voicing. General and miscellaneous parts replacement (i.e. Pick-ups, Pick guards, Jack plates) Troubleshoot wiring and misc. Electronics repairs. Hourly basis

Major structural and fretwork repairs are typically subcontracted to a local luthier Quote only

Professional instruments are typically 10-20% higher due to specialty parts and additional mechanisms. Customer approval will be secured when repairs exceed average ranges quoted. Estimates provided upon request.