North Wind
Band Instrument Repair

37010 Lake Shore Drive
Sturgeon Lake, Mn. 55783
1-218-485-4688
email: billtaylor@northwindbir.com

I work primarily on brass and woodwind instruments on a "play condition" philosophy. I do not have the resources to restore instruments. My goal is to help the local music institutions maintain their programs and promote the art of music in any way I can.

Listed below is a list of definitions to specify what services are performed, and a list of prices for those services.

Definitions:

Chem Flush -
dissassembly, detergent flush, pickle flush (removes lime & scale), replace felts, corks, bumpers, polish and play test.

Repad -
disassembly, clean and polish body and keys, replace all pads, felts, corks and bumpers, clean and oil action, adjust and regulate, play test.

Clean -
disassembly, cleand and polish body and keys, clean and oil action, check regulation, play test.

Play Condition -
replacement of worn pads, corks, or any other specific request in order to make the horn playable.

Brass

Chem Flush

Specific Repairs

Trumpet, Cornet - $40
Trombone - $42
Trombone w/rotor - $45
Fr. Horn, single - $45
Fr. Horn, double - $55
Baritone horn - $50
(sorry, no tubas)
1. Stuck mouthpieces - free
2. Stuck slides - $9 minimum
3. Frozen slides - $12 minimum
4. Stuck valve caps - $2 ea.
5. Trumpet lead pipe - $45
6. Fr. Horn lead pipe - $80
7. Install waterkey - $18
8. Fr. Horn valve/bearing fit - $30
9. Soft solder joints -$15
10. Silver solder joints - $20 min.
11. Trombone slides - $25 min.
12. String rotors - $10
13. Valve Casing repair - $18 min.
14. Piston Repair - $18 min.

Woodwinds

 

Repad

Clean

1. Piccolo
2. Flute, closed
3. Flute, open
4. Clarinet
5. Alto Clarinet
6. Bass Clarinet
7. Alto Sax
8. Tenor Sax
9. Baritone Sax
10. Oboe
$105.50
$99.50
$124.00
$94.00
$125.00
$225.00
$160.00
$172.00
$240.00
$155.00
$40
$45
$53
$45
$65
$80
$50
$60
$85
$70

Specific Repairs

1. Bladder pads - $1.50
2. Leather pads - $3.50
3. Piccolo head cork - $13.50
4. Flute head cork - $8.50
5. Clarinet tenon cork -$12.00
6. Alto $ Bass Clar. tenon cork - $15.00
7. Oboe tenon cork - $7.50
8. Sax neck cork - $15.00
9. Spring replacement - $6.00
10. Cork pad replacement - $8.00
11. Flute tenon fitting -$15.00 min.
12. Flute body straightening - $20.00 min.
13. Crack pinning - $20.00
14. Sax pearl replace - $15.00
15. Frozen rods & screws - $10.00 min.
16. Case Latches - $9.00
17. Case Hinges - $10.50

1. I am not responsible for any repairs not performed by me!

2. All Play Condition and other specific repairs requires an estimate.

3. 90 day guarantee on work performed.

4. Minimum Bench Charge is $10.00