GRETCHEN RUECKHEIM

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YOUR INSTRUMENT NEEDS REPAIR IF:

Brass: slides or mouthpiece are stuck, valves stuck or sluggish.  DO NOT attempt to remove it yourself using anything other than your fingers and penetrating oil.  NO TOOLS!  DO NOT TIE ONE END TO TREE AND OTHER END TO BUMPER!  BRING IT TO ME!

Trombone: any slides are stuck or sluggish. 

Woodwind: any stuck, brittle (hardened), ripped, or moth-eaten pads should be replaced.  All notes should be easy to play.  Woodwinds should have an annual checkup.

Repair Rates

Basic labor rate: $30/hour; $15 minimum    Brass instrument dent work: $35/hour

WOODWIND RE-PAD - All new corks and pads, instrument plays like new.

Clarinet $100   Flute $100    Open-hole flute $120    Piccolo $120

Alto Sax $130    Tenor Sax $170    Oboe $140

 

WOODWIND OVERHAUL- re-pad plus cleaning and polishing

Clarinet $120           Flute $120           Open-hole flute $140

 

Contact Gretchen at 518-758-6000

  Kinderhook, NY