The following price guide is well, just that, a guide.  These prices reflect an average cost of repair and may vary according to the severity of the damage to the instrument and the general condition of the instrument.

Along with regular maintenance and minor repairs, VMIR also offers complete overhauls to restore the instrument to "like new" condition and damage or dent repairs.  A written estimate can be prepared before work begins on your instrument.

Brass Instrument Repair

• Chemical Clean & Adjust
  Includes checking the entire instrument, adjustment of all valves, supplying new corks, new felts where necessary, and cleaning and lubrication of all valves and slides.  The instrument is chemically cleaned and flushed, and the mouthpiece and case are cleaned.  Note:  all valves and slides must be operable, and all dent work, valve work and soldering is priced separately.
   

  Trumpet / Cornet	$ 50
  Trombone - bell only	$ 20
  Trombone with F attachment - bell only	$ 40
  Trombone hand slide - no alignment needed	$ 20
  Single French horn / Baritone	$ 90
  Double French horn	$130
  Sousaphone - fiberglass	$ 80
  Sousaphone - metal	$120
  Tuba - piston valves	$ 90
  Marching mellophone	$ 65
  Marching French horn	$ 65
  Marching trombone	$ 65
  Marching baritone	$ 75

• Overhaul and Refinishing
  Complete overhaul includes teardown, removal of old lacquer, thorough cleansing, removal of dents, pulling of slides, refitting slides, polishing and lacquering (or plating) brass, new springs, corks and felts, adjusting valves, inspection and blow testing.
   

  	Lacquer	Silverplate
  Trombone / Cornet	$ 330	$ 480
  Trombone	$ 330	$ 480
  Trombone with F attachment	$ 385	$ 715
  French horn - single	$ 610	$ 895
  French horn - double	$ 785	$1025
  Marching mellophone / French horn	$ 520	$ 750
  Marching trombone / Baritone	$ 550	$ 825
  Flugelhorn	$ 440	$ 595
  Baritone - 3 valve	$ 695	$ 950
  Baritone - 4 valve	$ 825	$1000
  Sousaphone - brass	$1425	$2195
  Sousaphone - fiberglass	$1150	--
  Upright tuba	$1425	$2195
  Recording tuba	$1595	$2375
  Recording tuba - 4 valve	$1795	$2480
  Recording tuba - 4 valve rotary	$1895	$2695

• Additional Repairs
  Trombone hand slide work, valve work, tuning slide pulled, solder joint, silver polish and hand detail, dent work, replacement of broken or missing parts, or fitting or replating of valves.
  
   

  Trombone hand slide work w/ chemical clean	$ 45 and up
  Valve work	$ 30 per valve
  Tuning slide pulled	$ 15 each
  Solder joint	$ 12 first, $10 additional
  Silver polish and hand detail	Call for estimate
  Dent work	$ 30 per half hour

Woodwind Instrument Repair

• Playing Condition
  Includes adjustments and regulation
   
• Complete Checkup
  Includes a complete checkup of the instrument, replacing such key corks, tenon or neck corks, felts and springs as needed, up to 5 pads replaced, and complete adjustment and regulation of multiple keying mechanisms. 
   
• Repad
  Includes replacement of all pads, and replacement of key corks, tenon or neck corks, felts and springs as needed.  The instrument is fully regulated, adjusted and lubricated, and test played.
   
• Mechanical Overhaul
  Includes dismantling, cleaning and sterilizing of the instrument, and buffing and polishing the keys and body where applicable.  All pads, key corks, tenon or neck corks and felts are replaced.  Springs are replaced as necessary.  Complete adjustment regulation and lubrication of all multi-keying mechanisms.  Test played and case cleaned.  Instrument is returned to customer in "like new" playing condition and to factory specifications.
   
• Additional Repairs
  Repairing binding keys, frozen screws, post alignment, broken keys, dent removal, tone hole repair, scratch buffing, lacquering, plating or extraordinary repairs, replacement of damaged hinge rods, keys, posts, replace thumb rest, head joint cork, expand/shrink tenon joint, silver polish, etc.
  
   

  Clarinets	Play Condition	Complete Checkup	Repad	Mechanical Overhaul
  Plastic	$ 25	$ 65	$140	$200
  Wood	$ 30	$ 75	$160	$240
  Alto	$ 40	$110	$275	$375
  Bass	$ 60	$125	$350	$450
  Contrabass	all jobs by estimate
  Saxophones	Play Condition	Complete Checkup	Repad	Mechanical Overhaul
  Soprano	$ 50	$110	$395	$450
  Alto	$ 65	$125	$395	$450
  Tenor	$ 75	$150	$450	$500
  Baritone	$ 85	$175	$650	$700
  Bass	all jobs by estimate
  Flutes	Play Condition	Complete Checkup	Repad	Mechanical Overhaul
  Closed Hole - plateau	$ 30	$ 65	$140	$200
  Open hole	$ 40	$ 75	$175	$240
  Piccolo	$ 35	$ 65	$170	$210
  Double Reeds	Play Condition	Complete Checkup	Repad	Mechanical Overhaul
  Oboe - student model	$ 60	$125	$350	$425
  Oboe - full conservatory	$ 75	$150	$475	$600
  Bassoon	$ 90	$150	$400	$550

  Miscellaneous Woodwind Repairs
  Sax neck cork	$12
  Tenon cork - each	$12
  Key corks - each	$ 2.50
  Single pad replaced	$ 9
  Single spring replaced	$15
  Thumb rest replaced	$25
  Head joint cork	$10
  Expand/shrink tenon joint - each	$15
  Silver polish	by estimate

Saxophone Overhaul and Refinishing

• Complete Overhaul
  Includes teardown, removal of old lacquer, thorough cleansing, removal of excess wear, polishing and lacquering brass, new pads, corks and felts, new springs where needed, reassembly, thorough adjusting, inspection and blow testing.
   

  Alto saxophone	$ 600
  Tenor saxophone	$ 635
  Baritone saxophone	$1085

Orchestral Stringed Instruments

• Bow Repair
  Bows are rehaired with horsehair unless synthetic hair is requested.
   
• Additional Repairs
  Replace bridge, adjust bridge, adjust pegs, replace peg, reglue fingerboard, replace fingerboard, replace nut, replace saddle, replace Sacconi tailpiece adjuster, replace sound post, reset sound post, replace endpin, restring and tune (student line), install string adjuster, replace tailpiece and transfer string adjusters, clean and polish, crack and rib repair, reglue neck, rebush the peg box.
  
   

  Bow Repair	Violin	Viola	Cello	Bass
  Rehair plastic bow	$ 28	$ 30	$ 34	$ 41
  Rehair wood bow	$ 41	$ 43	$ 52	$ 65
  Replace tip - bone	$ 54	$ 54	$ 69	$ 76
  Replace leather grip	$ 19	$ 19	$ 22	n/a
  Replace bone, silver or silk with leather	$ 65	$ 65	$ 65	$ 65
  Replace pearl slide	$ 34	$ 34	$ 41	$ 52
  Replace frog	$ 14	$ 14	$ 19	$ 34
  Instrument Repair	Violin	Viola	Cello	Bass
  Replace bridge	$ 27	$ 27	$ 39	$ 84
  Adjust bridge	$ 14	$ 14	$ 23	$ 64
  Adjust pegs	$ 24	$ 24	$ 28	n/a
  Replace peg - each	$ 26	$ 26	$ 33	n/a
  Reglue fingerboard	$ 24	$ 24	$ 34	estimate
  Replace fingerboard	$ 76	$ 76	$150	estimate
  Replace nut	$ 19	$ 19	$ 37	estimate
  Replace saddle	$ 39	$ 39	$ 49	$ 49
  Replace Sacconi tailpiece adjuster	$ 14	$ 14	$ 17	estimate
  Replace sound post	$ 19	$ 19	$ 33	$ 44
  Reset sound post	$ 14	$ 14	$ 14	$ 28
  Replace endpin	$ 19	$ 19	$ 44	$ 44
  Restring and tune - student line	$ 20	$ 20	$ 20	$ 36
  Install string adjuster - each	$ 11	$ 11	$11	n/a
  Replace tailpiece and transfer string adjusters	$ 19	$ 19	$ 34	estimate
  Clean and polish	by estimate
  Crack and rib repair	by estimate
  Reglue neck	by estimate
  Rebush the peg box	by estimate

The above price guide does NOT include parts.