VMIR is committed to personal service, a fair assessment of costs and a reasonable turnaround time.  Your instrument can be improved by regular checkups for better performance.  Along with regular maintenance and minor repairs, VMIR also offers complete mechanical overhauls to restore the instrument to "like new" condition.  When accidents happen and your valued instrument is damaged, VMIR can return your instrument back to its original playing condition. VMIR is committed to your complete satisfaction.

All repairs are done strictly by appointment!  Repairs are then scheduled for the fastest possible turnaround time.  A written estimate can be prepared before work begins on your instrument. We have a large investment in tooling and inventory parts.  All work is performed by trained and skilled professional repair personnel.  There is a minimum shop charge of $20.  VMIR does not rent or sell instruments... this allows us to concentrate solely on repairing your instrument timely and efficiently.

Brass Instrument Repair

• Chemical Clean & Adjust
  Includes checking the entire instrument, adjustment of all valves, supplying new corks, new felts when necessary, and cleaning and lubrication of all valves and slides.  The instrument is chemically cleaned and flushed, and the mouthpiece and case are cleaned and sanitized.  Note:  all valves and slides must be operable, all additional dent work, valve work and soldering is priced separately.
• Additional Repairs
  Trombone hand slide work, valve work, tuning slide pulled, solder joint, silver polishing and hand detail, dent work, replacement of broken or missing parts, or fitting or replating of valves.

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 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 (not included above and additional expense)
  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.

Orchestral Stringed Instruments

• In-House Repairs Include
  Bridge replacement, adjustments to the existing bridge, adjustment of tuning pegs, replacement of the tuning pegs, fingerboard repair, nut replacement, saddle replacement to include the tail hook, sound post replacement, the reset of the existing sound post, endpin replacement, string replacement, installation of string adjusters and fine tuners, tailpiece replacement, and transfer string adjusters, clean and polish, on violin, viola, cello and string bass.

Overhauls Including Refinishing and Replating

• Insurance and State environmental regulation prohibit this process in-house, but it is available and subcontracted to the best overhaul facilities in the country.  Although lacquer plating work is subcontracted all other valve and pad work needed is performed, finished and checked for quality control at VMIR.
• 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/replating of valves.  Prices are available upon request.