A Guide to Instrument Servicing & Repairs
The Workshop at Dawkes Music currently employs seven professional repair staff with a combined repairing experience of over 70 years.
 Gary
 Mark
 Ivan
 Tony
 Ian
 Jon
 Anton
New Instruments purchased from us qualify for a 10% discount on repair costs (subject to verification). This does not effect the standard 12 month guarantee.
Click here for 'A Guide to Instrument Set-up'.
- Free 1st year Check over: All instruments bought from us are entitled to a free check over at the end of their first year: - Check padding and regulation & adjust as required.
- Checkdown: For instruments up to 3 years old or those having had a service within 2 years(*). Where possible without dismantling: check instrument for leaks, re-seat pads and regulate to playing order. (* depending on amount of use).
- Service: Dismantle; clean body and keywork; re-seat pads; check corks and springs; re-assemble; regulate and lubricate.
- Re-pad: As the ‘Service’ option above plus the replacing of all the pads.
- On-the-spot Woodwind Repairs: Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can be undertaken during normal shop hours subject to work in hand. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.
- On-the-spot Brass Repairs: Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can only be undertaken on Saturdays subject to work in hand during normal opening hours 9.30am - 4.30pm. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.
- Booking in System: With our booking in system we can repair your instrument wherever possible, when you want. For most repairs you can book your instrument in for a specific day, deliver it to us the day before, and collect it the day after.
- Spare Parts: Our workshop is stocked with an extensive range of parts for most currently available Woodwind and Brass instruments, combined with the back up service of our sister company Windcraft, we should be able to help you with any eventuality from a missing screw to a new joint.
     
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Prices shown in these pages include VAT.
As well as general repair work, we can also carry out specialist work to suit your individual needs, from repositioning a Clarinet thumbrest or shortening a barrel to keywork making and alteration.
Having problems with your mouthpiece and intonation? |
Our on site mouthpiece specialist Professor Anton Weinberg has extensive knowledge of mouthpieces ligatures & reeds from a professional musicians perspective, and so can solve many playing problems you may have.
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Woodwind Instrument Repair Prices |
| Instrument |
Checkdown |
Service |
Repad |
| Clarinet - Bb/A/Eb |
£55.00 |
£100.00 |
£160.00 |
| Clarinet - Alto/Bass |
£70.00 |
£160.00 |
from £300.00 |
| Clarinet - Bass Low C |
£70.00 |
£175.00 |
£330.00 |
| Flute - Piccolo |
£55.00 |
£140.00 |
£190.00 |
| Flute - Concert |
£70.00 |
£130.00 |
£190.00 |
| Flute - Open Hole |
from £90.00 |
POA |
POA |
| Flute - Alto/Bass |
£70.00 |
POA |
POA |
| Saxophone - Soprano |
£70.00 |
£180.00 |
£300.00 |
| Saxophone - Alto/Tenor |
£70.00 |
£210.00 |
£330.00 |
| Saxophone - Baritone |
£70.00 |
£290.00 |
£400.00 |
| Oboe - Student |
£70.00 |
£140.00 |
£195.00 |
| Oboe - Semi Pro |
£70.00 |
£160.00 |
£250.00 |
| Oboe - Pro/Cor Anglais |
£110.00 |
£250.00 |
£320.00 |
| Bassoon |
£120.00 |
£220.00 |
£380.00 |
| Bassoon - Contra |
£120.00 |
POA |
POA |
On-the-spot Woodwind Repairs Prices |
| Clarinet Pad on Service |
£2.00 per Pad |
| Oboe Pad On Service |
£2.00 per Pad |
| Bassoon Pad on Service |
£2.00 per Pad |
| Flute pad on Service |
£4.00 per Pad |
| Saxophone Pad on Service |
£4.00 per Pad |
| Clarinet/Oboe Tenon Cork |
£5.00 per Tenon |
| Bassoon Tenon Cork |
£8.00 per Tenon |
| Saxophone Crook Cork |
£8.00 |
| To Re-pad Clarinets with Leather Pads |
optional FOC |
| To Re-pad Clarinets with Gore-Tex Pads |
extra £70.00 |
| To Re-pad Flutes with Red Sound Pads |
extra £60.00 |
| To Re-pad Oboes with Cork Pads |
extra £80.00 |
| To Re-pad Sax with Deluxe Pads |
optional FOC |
| Crack Filling |
from £20.00 |
| Fitting Bassoon Floor Spike |
£20.00 + parts |
| Barrel Shortening |
from £30.00 |
| Clarinet or Oboe Re-tenon |
£110.00 |
Emergency Repairs and Adjustments can be undertaken during normal shop hours subject to work in hand. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.
Please note that the prices shown here are a selection for guidance and are based on basic work performed without any problems occurring. Older, damaged, or polishing of Silver Plated instruments will require more work and so will incur additional cost at out standard hourly rate. Some older or damaged instruments may not be economical to repair and spare parts are not always available.
Please note that our Brass Repairer is available in the Workshop from Tuesday to Saturday.
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Disassemble; Internal clean; remove accessible dents; clean valves & casings; re-felt & lubricate valves; clean & grease slides. Polishing of silver plated or un-lacquered instruments charged at normal hourly rate of £35 per hour.
Brass Instrument Repair Prices |
| Trumpet/Cornet/Flugel Horn/Tenor Horn |
from £50.00 |
| Baritone Horn/Euphonium |
from £70.00 |
| Tenor Trombone |
from £50.00 |
| Bb/F & Bass Trombone |
from £70.00 |
| French Horn |
from £50.00 |
| 3 Valve Eb/Bb Bass |
from £80.00 |
| 4 Valve Eb/Bb Bass |
from £90.00 |
On-the-spot Brass Repairs |
Emergency repairs and adjustments can only be undertaken on Saturdays subject to work in hand during normal opening hours 9.30am - 4.30pm. Any work will be charged at our normal rate of £35 per hour plus cost of materials. Minimum charge £20.
Please note that the prices shown here are a selection for guidance and are based on basic work performed without any problems occurring. Some older or damaged instruments may not be economical to repair and spare parts are not always available. Any work carried out will be at our standard hourly rate of £35 per hour.
| Trumpet/Cornet/Tenor Horn - Silver Plate |
£18.00 |
| Trombone/Euphonium/Bass Trombone - Silver Plate |
£25.00 |
| Tuba - Silver Plate |
£30.00 |
| Gold Plated Rim on Silver and Gold Plating also available. |
POA |
Further Information & Contact Details |
All work carried out is covered by a 3 month guarantee.
For information or estimates telephone our
Repair Department on 01628 630 800
or email info@dawkes.co.uk
If you would prefer us to contact you in order to book your instrument in for repair, you can use our contact form. Simply complete the form details making sure that you give a telephone number where we can contact you during the working day, and in the "Message" box specify your instrument.
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