Brass Instrument Basic Repairs List

Piston Venting: Free of charge

Stuck slides: Free of charge

Rotary vales restringing: Free of charge

Piston felt replacement and porting: Free of charge

Bumper, rotor porting: Free of charge

*Provided free of charge unless extraordinary issues or problems arise.

Soft Soldering : First soldering point is free. More than one soldering point will receive an estimate at $30 per soldering point

True Piston/lap piston/cleaning: First one is free. $60 per piston thereafter

Water key spring replacement: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Dent work: Estimate based on size and scope of damage

Valve Guides: By estimate

Tuning slide alignment: By estimate

Woodwind Instrument Basic Repairs List

Flute/piccolo head joint cork replacement: Free of charge

Replace small tenon cork (clarinet, oboe, and piccolo): Free of charge

Replace bocal/boot joint cork: Free of charge

Basson whisper key adjustment: Free of charge

Replace head joint cork: Free of charge

Replace flute trill or foot joint cork: Free of charge

Bent register key repair/adjustment: Free of charge

Flat spring replacement: Free of charge

Needle spring replacement: Free of charge

Post duel spring replacement : Free of charge

Extract broken neck/body screw: Free of charge

*Provided free of charge unless extraordinary issues or problems arise.

Replace neck/lyre screw: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Replace pivot screw: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Replace hinge rod screw: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Extract pivot screw: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Extract neck screw: Cost of part paid by the student (labor is free)

Replace key cork: $30 if more than four

Adjust and regulation: Estimate and parts

Refit flute tenon head/foot: By estimate

Refit saxophone neck tenon: By estimate

Saxophone bell alignment alto/tenor: By estimate

Saxophone bell alignment bari/bass: By estimate

Octave or register key adjustment: By estimate

Enlarge or shrink octave or register pip bore: By estimate

Enlarge or shrink tone hole/reshape tone hole: By estimate

Local Repair Businesses

Hickey’s Music Center – Repair Shop

Website:  www.hickeys.com/instrument_repairs

104 Adams Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-272-8262
E-Mail: info@hickeys.com

Race Orchestral Strings

Website:  www.raceorchestralstrings.com/services/repair

405 Taughannock Blvd, 2nd floor
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-592-4723
E-Mail:raceorchestralstrings@gmail.com