Flute Repair
Click here to book a time to mail in or walk in your repair to our Santa Fe location.
Lisa’s Clarinet Shop specializes in mechanical overhauls, and total instrument restorations as well as personalized setups and custom key work. Our focus has always been on YOU as a player.
Our shops philosophy is to approach each repair as a partnership with you to help you better your best. In that spirit, if you have a pad or resonator preference that you’d like us to use, we’re happy to help. Otherwise, we have a wealth of experience with what works best for different scenarios and we’re happy to make suggestions for you.
Schedule Your Repair
About Our Repair Services
- Below each service entry is a link to self-schedule your repair date.
- Schedule your overhaul at least 7 business days in advance to ensure it arrives before the date.
- We only work on one instrument at a time so your instrument will be our sole focus on your scheduled appointment day.
- To learn more about our technicians click here.
- We accept all major credit cards, checks, paypal and ACH transfers.
- We guarantee our overhauls for 1 year from completion.
Overhauls
Student Flute $350.00 I Professional Flute $850.00
Student Piccolo $350.00 I Professional Piccolo $600.00
Student Alto Flute $800.00 I Professional Alto Flute $1500.00
Student Bass Flute $950.00 I Professional Bass Flute $1650.00
Playing Condition
Student Flute $150.00 I Professional Flute $350.00
Student Piccolo $150.00 I Professional Piccolo $300.00
Student Alto Flute $400.00 I Professional Alto Flute $600.00
Student Bass Flute $500.00 I Professional Bass Flute $650.00
Our overhaul includes:
- Complete cleaning and polishing of instrument
- All pads replaced-Your choice of skin, cork or synthetic masters series pads Springs adjusted or replaced as needed
- Head joint and foot joint tenons fitted
- All rods and screws will be tested to ensure free movement
- Removal of lost motion
- Minor dent Repair
- *Student instruments 6 month warranty I Professional Instruments 1 year warranty
A play condition includes:
(fixing 3-4 issues which might include)
- Replacing up to 6 pads, corks and felts as needed
- Replace corks and bumpers if needed
- Address frozen rods and screws as needed
- Fix broken springs and or spring work
- Replacing neck cork
- Oiling joints of mechanism as needed
- *30 day warranty
Individual Services for Flutes and Piccolos:
| Head joint cork | $20.00 | Polish and flush | $50.00 |
| Refit tenon | $25.00 | Replace pads | $16.00 each |
| Solder broken ribs | $25.00 each | Solder joints (silver) | $30.00 each |
| Solder joints (soft) | $25.00 each | Stuck head joint | Minimum charge of $25.00 |
By Quote Only:
| Align bent body/tubing | Refinishing | Case Repair | Regulate |
| Clean sticky pads and tone holes | Repair damaged tenon | Cut out stuck hinge rods | Straighten bent hinge rods |
| Dent removal | Straighten bent keys | Excessively worn or damaged tone holes | Free binding keys |
| Key fitting | Make new hinge rods | Redress Tone Holes |