Instrument Repair Services

GPC means "Good Playing Condition" - a quality "get it playing" repair, done at our shop (you bring to us or we pick up & charge cartage) - fastest & cheapest. 

COA means serviced & adjusted so that it "plays like new" - not an overhaul/repad but pretty close - takes longer so of course it costs more. 

We also offer a "Make it Work" Service Call, where I come to your school and do minor repairs & adjustments on several instruments at once.

On-site "Cleaning Day"  means just that - your entire instrument inventory cleaned/sanitized, oiled, and adjusted to be ready for the students, all at your school. 

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For large brass instruments - we now offer the "Magnetic Dent Removal System" which can often remove the worst crush effects from badly dented tubas, baritones, etc. without disassembling the instrument - saving time and of course money.

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For all Services, Shop/Bench Time is $25/hr. in 15-minute increments.

Required parts for repairs include Wisconsin Sales Tax

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Questions? Contact Mike at: 

- 414-507-1408

- mike@mvpmusicservices.com

- vanpemr@gmail.com

Cleaning (done on every service)

• minimal disassembly & quick clean (H2O bath/delime & flush for Brass, chem-clean of bore on Woodwinds, blown dry)
• clean/delime mouthpieces
• body repairs/soldering only as necessary for playing functionality

GPC Woodwind Service (as necessary)

• replace tenon/neck corks, re-round neck, head, foot joint tenons 
• adjust/replace individual pads, key corks, & felts as needed (parts charged separately) 
• clean up tone holes/level if needed for replaced pads
• align key cups, adjust key height openings, regulate action, replace springs, reduce lost motion, bore oil as needed
• saxophones and flutes often need straightening of  the body tube and minor dentwork (to align depressed posts) before other work

GPC Brass Service (as necessary)

• mouthpiece shank de-dented & buffed
• align valve bores/replace felts & corks as needed (parts charged separately) 
• dent removal if dents compromise playability 
• valve casing alignment/straightening as necessary
• minor soldering for water keys, finger rings, ferrules, or braces 
• replace water key corks &/or springs
• flex-align trombone hand slides 
• cosmetic dent removal upon written request (charged separately) 

All Instruments

• polish/wipedown of instrument
• vacuum & de-scent case
• minor case repairs if requested (parts charged separately) 

• Clean & Oil
• full disassembly including rollers, knock pins, valves & guides, rotor assemblies, etc.
• every rod, screw, pin, hinge tube, cork, & pad cleaned, buffed, aligned
• Brass: body & valves/slides deep cleaned (H2O bath/chemical delime & flush, flex-hone slides, blown dry)
• Woodwinds: body chem-cleaned & scrubbed (including tone holes/vents) & blown dry
• clean/delime & buff mouthpiece 
• reassemble & oil/lube; bore oil as needed 

Adjust (Regulate) Woodwinds***

• straighten hinge rods & tubes, raise/secure posts, clean up & level tone holes 
• replace tenon/neck corks, re-round neck, head, foot joint tenons 
• pad replacement & balancing (parts charged separately) 
• regulate action, align key cups, adjust key height openings, replace springs, reduce lost motion; adjust/replace corks & felts & bumpers as needed (parts charged separately) 
• dent removal as necessary for pitch/functionality 
• cosmetic dent removal, new hinge rods/screws, etc. additional 
• wooden instrument tone hole and/or crack repairs referred to specialists as needed (estimate before work begun)

Adjust Brass

• mouthpiece shank de-dented & buffed
• align/straighten valve casings & tuning slides 
• align valve stems, replace felts and/or valve corks, water key corks, springs, level rotor paddles, replace rotor bumpers & strings  as needed (parts charged separately) 
• dent removal as necessary for pitch/functionality 
• replace water key corks 
• stone-align trombone hand slides

All Instruments

• tarnish removal/buff as needed/polish
• deep-clean & de-scent case 
• case repair or replacement (parts charged separately) 

** We do not automatically restock reeds, oil, grease, swabs, etc. without specific written instructions to restock, pre-approved before service 

*** Double reed instruments needing in-depth repair or adjustment, including repads, are referred to specialists - always with estimate before work begins

Have a question or want to learn more about our services? Get in touch with our team and we'll be happy to help.

414-507-1408

mike@mvpmusicservices.com