All makes, all ages — student altos through to pre-war professional horns. Every job starts with a look over and a written estimate, and nothing gets done that you have not agreed to.
Clean, oil, regulate, adjust key heights and spring tension, re-cork and leak-test. The annual once-over that keeps a horn playing evenly.
Individual pads or a full set in leather with metal or plastic resonators, floated and seated by hand and checked with a leak light.
Bell and bow dents rolled out over balls and mandrels, split solder seams re-run, bent necks straightened and octave mechanisms trued.
Complete strip, clean inside and out, dent removal if required, full pad set and leak tested, new corks and felts, full play test.
Free with any booked work, otherwise a nominal charge
Clean, oil, regulate, re-cork, leak test
Per pad, floated and seated by hand. Leak tested.
Leather pads with resonators, alto or tenor
Bell and bow work, priced by extent
Including octave key alignment
Strip, clean, dent work, full pad set, corks and felts
Through a specialist plater, quoted per horn
Prices are for alto and tenor. Sopranos and baritones vary. Turnaround is typically two weeks, and I will always ring before spending money you have not agreed to.