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.Instrument | Playing Condition | Repad | Overhaul |
Piccolo | $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 |
Bassoon | $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.