STEPHEN BUTLERSpecialist Flute, Clarinet and Saxophone Repairer.
Flute & Piccolo
Part Service
- Instrument stripped down.
- Mechnaism rods/screws cleaned of grease and dirt.
- Main body, foot and headjoint wiped over.
- Mechanism oiled.
- Minor realignment of keywork due to rough handling or damage caused in transit.
- Pads shimmed where leaks have occured due to humidity changes etc.
- Glued pads refloated.
- Cork pads refloated or adjusted to make airtight.
- Regulation adjusted by mechanism screws, paper shims or cork.
- Spring tension and venting adjusted.
- Missing or worn adjustment corks and felts renewed.
- Obvious mechanism clatter removed.
- Any double action removed.
- Headcork checked to see if it is tight and in the correct position.
- Instrument then tested.
Clarinet & Saxophone
Part Service
- Instrument stripped down where necessary.
- Mechnaism rods/screws cleaned of grease and dirt.
- Main body, mouthpiece and tenons given a partial clean.
- Mechanism oiled.
- Minor realignment of keywork due to rough handling or damage caused in transit.
- Pads shimmed or refloated where leaks have occured due to humidity changes etc.
- Cork pads refloated or adjusted to make airtight.
- Regulation adjusted by mechanism screws, paper shims or cork.
- Spring tension and venting adjusted.
- Missing or worn adjustment corks and felts renewed.
- Obvious mechanism clatter removed.
- Any double action removed.
- Instrument then tested.
Stephen Butler specialist woodwind repairer for Flute repairs, Clarinet repairs, Saxophone repairs,
located in Bromley Kent, London suburb, South East England.