Instrument Repair
Rodger Young Musical Instrument Repair is committed to giving the performer personal service, truthful assessment of costs and a reasonable turnaround time, using the most effective repair techniques available.
Our customers frequently call upon us just for advice. Rodger Young holds a professional degree in woodwind performance with an emphasis in instrument repair and has vast experience in performing, teaching and repairing. Rodger is a certified Straubinger™ installer and offers the most advanced pad replacement materials on the market today. Please request information on the pads you would like installed in your instrument.
Our ability to create custom key designs allows us to accommodate special needs for our customers as requested.
Modifications
Your instrument can be improved by regular checkups, complete rebuilding to restore to new condition and modification of parts for better performance.
Some of our part modifications include key work and thumb rests. These custom adaptations allow for better hand positions. A sample of a key extension and thumb rest are shown to the right.
Overhauls
Our overhauls include a complete teardown, cleaning and polishing, refitting mechanisms, removing dents, checking tolerances, new pads and bumpers, fitting joints, regulation and oiling Lacquering and plating restoration for saxophones provided upon request for extra charge..
It's impractical to give an itemized list of repair prices, but here are some of our current overhaul prices.
| Flute Overhaul Prices |
Labor |
Parts |
| Student flute - closed hole model |
$400 |
$50 |
| Student flute - open hole model |
$560 |
$50-$100 |
| Professional Model |
$1180 |
$120-$150 |
| Piccolo Overhaul Prices |
Labor |
Parts |
| Student plastic model
|
$320 |
$50-$90 |
| Student wood model |
$520 |
$50-$90 |
| Professional model |
$560 |
$90-$125 |
| Clarinet Overhaul Prices |
Labor |
Parts |
| Student plastic model |
$320
|
$50
|
| Student wood model
|
$520
|
$75-$100
|
| Professional model (standard mechanism) |
$800
|
$100-$130
|
| Professional model (partial Straubinger™ pads) |
$800
|
$140
|
| Professional model (full Straubinger™ pads) |
$800 |
$155 |
| Green composite (Buffet) |
$560 |
$100 |
| Green composite (partial Straubinger™ pads)
|
$560
|
$140
|
| Green composite (full Straubinger™ pads) |
$560
|
$155 |
| Saxophone Repair Prices |
Labor |
Parts |
| Student model repad (alto/soprano) |
$640
|
$90
|
| Student model repad (tenor) |
$800
|
$125
|
| Student model repad (bari) |
$960 |
$140
|
| Professional model repad (alto/soprano) |
$960
|
$130-$200
|
| Professional model repad (tenor) |
$1120 |
$150-$250 |
| Professional model repad (bari) |
$1350 |
$200-$300 |
| Overhaul prices with lacquer or plating given on request |
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Shop labor rate is $80/hour.
Shipping prices vary from $40-$100 insured.
Other prices and estimates upon request. Miscellaneous repairs frequently performed:
- Clean oil & adjust all instruments
- Spring replacements all instruments
- Saxophone neck overhauls
- Spring replacements
- Wooden headjoint servicing
- Headjoint remakes with new lip plate and riser
- Replace knockout pins on flute mechanism
- Replace/upgrade critical parts
- Restoration of antique instruments
- Recut flute embouchure hole
- High E facilitator for flutes
Each instrument is tested before it leaves the shop to ensure it meets our high standards.
