Ted Brown Music Instrument Repair Price List 2015 Prices include a $2.00 Shop Supply Fee The minimum shop charge is $22.00 Estimates are $15.00 All prices subject to change without notice BRASS PLAYING CONDITION PC Playing Condition includes a chemical bath, minimum bell and slide dent work, refitting of slides, and new felts, corks, and springs as needed. Prices for silver instruments are 20% more to cover polishing. INSTRUMENT PRICE Trumpet/Cornet $80 Chem ONLY Lacquer Trumpet (brass) $60 Silver trumpet/cornet $100 Trombone $80 Tenor/Bass Trombone with 1 rotor $100 Bass Trombone with 2 rotors $115 Single French Horn $110 Double French Horn $135 Baritone/Euphonium,/Marching, 3 valves $100 Baritone/Euphonium, 4 valves $110 Baritone, compensating $120 Tuba, ¾ $140 Tuba, piston $175 Tuba, rotary, Brass Sousaphone $200
Fiberglass sousaphone (cleaning body, bell, neck & bits) $175 Individual Items Charged Separately from PC Prices Repair bent valve or casing $37 $57 Pull frozen slide $27 main slide, $6 others Solder point $22 first, $10 each additional Re thread valve casing $22 first, $6 each additional Install Amado water key $27 plus parts Clean individual rotary valves $22 each Restring rotors ONLY $22 Swedge rotors (refit bearings) $37 each Dent work $22 & up, based on $65/hour Rebuild valves (outside repair, 6 8 weeks MINIMUM turn around)estimate only WOODWIND PLAYING CONDITION PC OR YEARLY MAINTENANCE This is a tune up for an instrument. The maximum price for each instrument includes up to 4 pads, one tenon or headjoint cork, and complete adjustments. The service also includes playtesting, sanitizing one mouthpiece, oiling the mechanism and wiping down the instrument (NO cleaning). WE WILL ONLY CHARGE FOR THE ACTUAL WORK PERFORMED, THIS IS NOT A FLAT FEE. INSTRUMENT PRICE Piccolo $22 $100 Flute, plateau (closed hole) $22 $135 Flute, French (open hole) $22 $135 Clarinet, plastic $22 $100 Clarinet, wood $22 $100 Alto Clarinet $22 $135 Bass Clarinet $22 $135 Oboe, plastic $22 $100
Oboe, wood $22 $100 Bassoon $22 $100 Soprano Sax $22 $135 Alto Sax $22 $135 Tenor Sax $22 $135 Baritone Sax $22 $200 Individual Items Charged Separately from PC Prices Prices are labor only, any single item will cost $22 (the minimum shop charge) Key corks $2 each Spring $10 each Swedge keys $3 each Level tone holes $3 each Resurface clarinet tone holes $6 each Silver solder key $60/1st, $15 each additional Carbon fiber band $60 Pads piccolo, clarinet, oboe $10 each Pads bass clarinet $12 each Pads flute, saxophone, bassoon $15 each Tenon cork $12 Crown cork flute or piccolo $12 Sax neck cork $20 Refit flute or sax tenon $12 Remove frozen hinge rods $8 each Replace clarinet or oboe tenon $145 Replace clarinet or oboe receiver $290 Replace alto or bass clarinet tenon $210 Replace alto or bass clarinet receiver $360 Replace tone hole $85 Replace bassoon tenon $210
CLEANING ONLY This includes disassembly, chemical dip of the body, polishing (keys, silver bodies) and reassembly. It is cosmetic only, no repair or parts replacement. Playability of the instrument is not guaranteed. INSTRUMENT PRICE PRICE WITH PC Piccolo $60 $45 added to PC price Flute, closed or open hole $60 $45 added to PC price Clarinet, plastic $60 $45 added to PC price Clarinet, wood oil finish, polish keys $75 $60 added to PC price Alto or bass clarinet $75 $60 added to PC price Oboe, plastic or wood $75 $60 added to PC price Bassoon $100 $75 added to PC price Soprano Sax $75 $60 added to PC price Alto Sax $75 $60 added to PC price Tenor Sax $75 $60 added to PC price Baritone Sax $100 $75 added to PC price ADJUSTMENTS ONLY WOODWINDS Adjustments include shimming, leveling, and reseating of pads as needed, adjusting spring tension, and balancing, regulating, and oiling the mechanism. This includes a final play test. Please Note : Professional or vintage instruments are by estimate only. INSTRUMENT PRICE Piccolo $60 Flute, closed or open hole $60 Clarinet, plastic or wood $30 Alto or Bass Clarinet $60 Oboe, plastic or wood $60 Bassoon $60
Soprano Sax $60 Alto Sax $60 Tenor Sax $60 Baritone Sax $75 CASE REPAIR $10 per latch labor plus price of parts $10 per hinge labor plus price of parts All other case repair billed at the shop rate of $65 per hour plus price of parts
WOODWIND REPAD PRICES (MECHANCIAL OVERHAUL) This service includes taking apart the instrument, repairing damage to the toneholes, key cups and body (refinishing wood instruments with oil), swedging tenons and keys, cleaning, and polishing keys. All pads, keycorks, felts, and tenon/headjoint corks are replaced with new, high quality materials. The instrument should play at least as well as it did when it was first made. The prices below reflect the minimum charged for an instrument in average or above condition. All repads will actually be personalized estimates. ***Due to the amount of work involved, the turn around time for a repad is TWO TO THREE WEEKS. Appointments are recommended.*** INSTRUMENT PRICE Piccolo $230 & up Flute, plateau (closed hole) $300 & up Flute, French (open hole) $325 & up Clarinet, plastic $250 & up Clarinet, wood $300 & up Alto Clarinet, Bundy $300 & up Alto Clarinet, plateau $475 & up Bass Clarinet, plastic $560 & up Bass Clarinet, wood $685 & up Oboe, plastic $450 & up, all cork pads Oboe, wood $600 & up Bassoon $575 & up wood bassoons are cleaned, but no finish work is included Soprano Sax $575 & up Alto Sax $575 & up Tenor Sax $600 & up Baritone Sax $800 & up SATIN SILVER SAXES: Add $100 to the price
ORCHESTRAL STRING REPAIR PRICES BOW REPAIR PRICE LIST SERVICE VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO BASS Rehair $70 $70 $80 $90 Clean hair & stick $25 $25 $25 $25 Replace sterling wire $75 $75 $75 $75 Replace leather grip $40 $40 $40 $40 Replace button $35 $35 $35 $35 Replace bow tip plastic $55 $55 $65 $75 Replace bow tip bone $75 $75 $105 $125
STRING REPAIR PRICES All prices include parts except where noted. REPAIR VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO BASS Install new strings $20 + strings $20 + strings $25 + strings $45 + strings Clean & polish $75 + up $85 + up $175 & up $250 & up Adjustable foot bridge $30 + bridge $40 + bridge $80 + bridge $105 + bridge Carved student bridge $70 + blank $80 + blank $155 + blank $250 + blank Carved professional bridge Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Ream peg holes $20 $20 $40 $60 Replace pegs $75 + pegs $75 + pegs $125 + pegs N/A Replace one peg $20 + peg $20 + peg $30 + peg N/A Bush worn peg hole $75 each $75 each $100 each N/A Plane & sand fingerboard $145 $145 $300 $375 Clean & polish fingerboard $30 $65 $120 $145 Reglue fingerboard $65 $70 $95 $250 Replace fingerboard $150 + parts $180 + parts $300 + parts $400 + parts Repair broken neck Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Reset neck Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Neck wedge $205 $210 Estimate Estimate
Replace nut $65 $75 $105 $140 File nut (adjust) $25 $25 $35 $55 Replace sound post $60 $60 $85 $105 Reset sound post $20 $30 $40 $50 Replace endpin $20 + parts $20 + parts Estimate Estimate Replace tailpiece $25 + parts $25 + parts $35 + parts $45 + parts Install fine tuners $20 + parts $20 + parts $20 + parts $20 + parts Glues open edge $7 per inch $7 per inch $9 per inch $11 per inch Crack repair $40 + $18 per cleat, same for each instrument New tailgut $25 + parts $25 + parts $35 + parts $45 + parts Retouch varnish Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Complete re varnish Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Corner repair per corner $50 $200 $50 $200 $75 $300 $75 $300 Remove top & re attach $150 $350 $150 $350 $250 $600 $300 & up Remove back and re attach $200 $300 $250 $450 $300 $600 $400 & up Sound post patch $500 $500 $1,000 Estimate Install sound post patch $150 & up $150 & up $150 & up $180 & up (top already off) Install bass bar $250 & up $250 & up $400 & up $500 & up (top already off)
TECH ONLY REFERENCE PAGE WOODWIND REPAD PRICES FYI: A repad includes a complete cleaning, swedging of all keys, new pads, new corks, felts and tenon corks and springs as needed. Also included are all adjustments, oiling, and a play test. Here is a breakdown of labor and parts from the repad prices: INSTRUMENT LABOR PARTS Piccolo $175 + $55 Flute, plateau $225 + $75 Flute, French $250 + $75 Clarinet, plastic $200 + $50 Clarinet, wood $250 + $50 Alto clarinet, Bundy $250 + $50 Alto clarinet, plateau $400 + $75 Bass clarinet, plastic $475 + $85 Bass clarinet, wood $600 + $85 Oboe, plastic $375 + $75 Oboe, wood $500 + $100 Bassoon $500 + $75 Soprano, alto sax $500 + $75 Tenor sax $525 + $75 Baritone sax $700 + $100 SATIN SILVER SAXES ARE $100 MORE