I am a Professional Member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians (NAPBIRT) as well as a Certified Straubinger™ Pad Technician and an Authorized Muramatsu Repair Technician. I repair all makes and models and currently am the Flute Repair Technician at The Master Musician in Murrieta, California.
Please contact me directly at kwuchnerflute@gmail.com to schedule an estimate of your instrument
Service Packages
COA: (Clean, Oil, and Adjust)
Prices:
Student Instruments – $150.00*
Intermediate Instruments – $250.00*
Professional Instruments – $375.00*
I recommend an annual COA to keep your flute in good working condition and to avoid future problems. A COA includes:
- Complete disassembly of the instrument including pinned sections
- Clean and polish – keys cleaned as much as possible without disturbing pads and bumpers
- Springs tested and replaced as needed
- Head cork replaced
- All pads and bumpers examined and replaced as needed*
- All mechanisms including rods, rollers, screws, rollers and hinge tubes cleaned and oiled
- Pads re-shimmed as required to cover with a light touch
- Key to key adjustments, key height, and lost motion regulated to exact standards
- Instrument thoroughly play tested
*Please note:
Individual pads are an additional $20 each. Body work (i.e. dent removal and alignment), major mechanical work, buffing, and soldering will be subject to an additional cost, which is assessed on an individual basis.
REPAD / OVERHAUL
Prices:
Student Instruments – $500*
Intermediate Instruments – $900*
Professional Instruments – $1550*
Professional Instruments with Straubinger pads – $1950*
- Complete disassembly of the instrument including pinned sections
- All the keys, body, head, and foot thoroughly cleaned and polished
- Dents improved, removed if possible, for cosmetic, acoustical, and mechanical considerations
- Tone holes corrected as needed and faced true
- Springs tested and replaced if necessary
- The head cork replaced
- All pads, bumpers and adjustments replaced. Pads seated to cover with a light touch
- All mechanisms including rods, rod screws, pivot screws, rollers and hinge tubes cleaned and oiled.
- Keys refitted to exacting tolerances, key to key adjustment, key height and lost motion regulated
- Finally, the instrument allowed to set, re-examined for regulation then thoroughly play tested for confirmation, with re-adjustments, as necessary
*Please note:
Extreme body work and/or major mechanical work, buffing, and soldering will be subject to an additional cost, which is assessed on an individual basis. Please allow 2-4 weeks.