Brass Repair Services & Prices
BRASS REPAIR EXPERTS

BRASS REPAIR SERVICES AND PRICING

 

Instrument Ultrasonic Cleaning Rate

 

Trumpet/Cornet/Flugelhorn $60

 

Trombone, straight $60 

Trombone, single rotor $80

Trombone, double rotor $100

 

French horn, single $100

French horn, double $120

 

Baritone/Euphonium, 3 valve $80

Baritone/Euphonium, 4 valve $90

 

Tuba, 3 valve $90

Tuba, 4 valve piston $100

Tuba, 4 valve rotary $130

Sousaphone,  removable valve section $110

Sousaphone,  fixed removable valve section $120

 

Mellophone $75

Marching Baritone $75

 

Fine hand silver polish $20 (trumpet) - $80 (tuba) depending on size of instrument

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Minimum Charge $20

 

 

What Ultrasonic Cleaning Includes:

• Disassembly of the instrument

• Ultrasonic cleaning of the body, rotors, slides, and valves

• Scratch brushing of rotors

• Replacement of discolored or worn felts, corks, and valve guides

• Cleaning of case

• Lubrication with long-lasting synthetic oils/greases and reassembly

• Polishing of silver plating or lacquer

• Removal of minor reachable dents on the bell, as defined below:

  • Dents on the bell from the flare to the first crook, bow, or ferrule (we can show you what this is if you are unfamiliar)

  • Dents that can be removed by a mandrel, rod, or roller- NOT requiring ball-and-driver or MDRS

  • Sousaphone- detachab`le bell plus the receiver up until the ferrule connecting it to the first branch

  • The repairperson can do it in under 10 minutes

  • *Any dent work taking longer than this is not included in the cleaning price/job*

 

 

What Good Playing Condition Includes:

• Ultrasonic cleaning if needed

• Removal of reachable dents (from $10)

• Removal of large unreachable dents if >30% of tube diameter (by estimate)

• Pulling of stuck slides (from $10/slide)

• If slides stuck, grindy, or discolored, buffing and polishing of slides ($15-30)

• Repair all sticky or sluggish valves, pistons, and slides (from $15)

• Alignment and dent removal of trombone slide (from $15)

• Repair broken solder joints (from $10 per joint)

• Case repair, if needed (from $15)

• Any additional issue you want addressed or which are affecting functionality

 

Will Sleister Music pick up instruments from my building?

Yes- we can pick up and drop off, just ask!