Phoenix Band Instruments provide expert, quality-focused repairs on all instruments from student to professional, including guitars, banjos and other folk instruments, pianos and keyboards, along with band and orchestra instruments. 

All repairs are done by or under the direction of our professional luthier Paul Collins. 

From general and routine maintenance to a complete rebuild, PBI can bring your instrument back to its best possible playing condition.  We can can also re-condition and/or modify your instrument in order to enable enhanced performance in tone production and playability – bows can be re-haired, straightened, re-tipped, and sealed to ensure optimum functionality.  PBI can even repair or custom hand-carve violins, violas, cellos, guitars, etc.

Since each instrument service is different and can present unique challenges, we’ve created this price guide to help you understand the approximate cost of your repair. Many problems may not be noticeable to the untrained eye.

Woodwind Repairs

Woodwind Repairs
Instrument	Playable Condition	Cleaning Only	Complete Repad	Complete Overhaul
Piccolo	$88	$47	$238	$245 & up
Closed Hole Flute	$88	$47	$238	$315 & up
Open Hole Flute	$98	$47	$268	$349 & up
Oboe (plastic?)	$98	$62	$358	$665 & up
Oboe (wood?)	priced upon request			$465 & up, all cork pads
Plastic Soprano Clarinet	$88	$47	$268	$265 and up
Wood Soprano Clarinet	$98	$62	$338	$315 & up
Alto Clarinet	$98	$47	$268	$315 & up
Alto Clarinet, plateau keys	priced upon inspection
Bass Clarinet, plastic	$138	$66	$368	$575 & up
Bass Clarinet, wood				$700 & up
Contra Bass Clarinet	$148	$68	$388
Bassoon	$138	$77	$488	$590 & up
wood bassons are cleaned, but no finish work is included
Soprano Sax	$138	$62	$398	$590 & up
Alto Sax	$138	$64	$398	$590 & up
Tenor Sax	$148	$66	$458	$615 & up
C Melody Sax	$188	$64	$398	priced upon request
Baritone Sax	$178	$77	$548	$815 & up

 

Playable Condition -  includes up to 4 pads, refitting flute tenons, up to 2 clarinet or oboe tenon corks, refitting saxophone neck and replacing neck cork, checking springs, keycorks, and adjustments.

Cleaning Only - includes cleaning instrument and polishing keys. Instrument is cleaned using a soap & water solution or chemically cleaned where necessary. This is for cleaning and disinfecting only. No repair work or part replacement is included and play-ability is not guaranteed.

Repads - includes all new pads, new tenon corks, new key corks as needed, recondition/replace springs as needed, straighten bent keys, cleaning, seat all pads, regulate action, oil/grease, final adjustments and play-test.

Overhaul - includes taking apart the instrument, repairing damage to the toneholes, key cups and body (refinishing wood instruments with oil), swedging tenons and keys, dent removal, polishing instrument and keys, and chemical cleaning when appropriate.  All pads, keycorks, felts, and tenon/headjoint corks are replaced with new, high-quality materials.  The instrument should play as well as it did when it was first made.  All overhauls will actually be personalized estimates.  Due to amount of work involved, turn-around time for a mechanical overhaul is TWO to THREE weeks! 

Individual Woodwind Repairs  (minimum repair charge is $30.00)
Key Corks	$2.50 each
Replace Pad	$9.00 each
Springs	$11.00 each
Solder	$28.00 first	$13.00 each additional
Silver Solder	$40.00 each
Tenon Corks	$18.00 each
Sax Neck Corks	$20.00 each
Piccolo Head Cork	$20.00
Flute Head Cork	$20.00
Small Solder Joints	$12.00 each
Large Solder joints	$35.00 each
Refit Flute Tenon	$45.00 each
Replace Case Latch	$18.00 each
Replace Case Hinge	$15.00 each

Note: Intermediate and pro model instrument charges are extra and will require an estimate from our repair tech. Dent work is extra.

Brass Repairs

Instrument	Playable Condition - add $30 for chemical clean	Chemical Clean & Flush Only
Trumpet	$80	$50
Silver Trumpet	$90	$50
Cornet	$80	$50
Trombone	$80	$50
Bass/Valve Trombone	$90	$50
Alto Horn	$80	$50
Baritone Horn/Euphonium	$80	$50
French Horn	$90	$55
Double French Horn	$120	$65
Mellophone	$80	$55
Tuba (Piston Valves)	$160	$65
Tuba (Rotary Valves)	$180	$65
Sousaphone (Brass)	$190	$65
Sousaphone (Fiberglass)	$170	$65

Playable Condition - includes minor bell dents (bell to rear brace), clean and polish valves and slides, refit slides, replace valve felts, key corks, guides and springs as needed, pull valves & slides, solder up to one broken joint, relube/oil, final adjustments and play-test.

There will be additional charges for excessive dent work, more than one solder point and for very stuck valves and slides.

Flush & Chemical Clean - instrument is disassembled. All parts are chemically cleaned and tubing is brushed inside and out. Instrument is lubricated and play-tested.

Overhaul - we will call with an estimate after the tech has inspected the instrument. Overhaul includes internal chemical cleaning, plus re-plating or re-lacquering the instrument. Average overhaul waiting time is 5 weeks.

Individual Brass Repairs (minimum repair charge is $28.00)
Pull stuck mouthpiece	$18.00
Re-Thread Valve Casing	$25.00 first	$7.00 each additiona
Pull Frozen Slide	$20.00 each
Replace Valve Springs	$13.00 each
Pull Stuck Valve	$20.00 each
Realign Valves	$50.00
Replace Valve Corks & Felts	$25.00
Repair out-of-round or dented valve casing	$40.00 each
Adjust Trombone Slide	$40.00
Solder Brace	$29.00 first	$13.00 each additional
Silver Solder –	$40.00 each
Replace Water Key Cork	$15.00
Replace Case Latch	$18.00 each
Replace Case Hinge	$15.00 each

Note: We will call with prices for repairs not listed.

String Instrument Repair Price Estimates

Inspection of your instrument is always free.

We will explain to you what needs to be done, how much it will cost, and what the alternatives are so that you can make the decision.

Service	Violin	Viola	Cello	Bass
Refit Old Pegs (each)	$15-20	$15-20	$30-40	$35-45
Replace Pegs (each)	$25	$25	$45	$65
New Peg Set Installed (4)	$100	$100	$140	$195
Reset and adjust nut	$25	$25	$35	$45
Reshape and fit bridge	$30	$30	$45	$55
Carve/fit a new bridge	$55	$55	$90	$110
Replace strings and tune	$10 + strings	$10 + strings	$15 + strings	$20 + strings
Install fine tuners (each)	$4.00	$4.00	$9.00	n/a
Reset sound post	$20	$20	$20	$20
Replace sound post	$35	$35	$45	$60
Replace tailpiece gut	$20	$20	$25	$35
Replace tailpiece	$40	$40	$60	N/A
Install new end pin	$25	$25	$65	$95
Reset Neck	$75	$75	$95	$125
Reglue fingerboard	$25-45	$25-45	$35-65	$35-65
Resurface fingerboard	$45-70	$45-70	$55-100	$55-100
Glue Loose Seams (each)	$35	$35	$45	$65
Neck Pin	$160	$160	$240	$285
Soundpost Patch from Outside	$65	$65	$75	$85
Cracked scroll	from $55	from $55	from $65	from $85
Cracked peg box	from $85	from $85	from $125	from $185
Repair body cracks from outside	from $45	from $45	from $55	from $75
Touch Up Varnish	$90/hour	$90/hour	$90/hour	$90/hour
New Nut or Saddle	$55	$55	$75	$95
Install New Tip (plastic)	$70	$70	$80	$95
Install New Tip (Mammoth)	$95	$95	$110	$135
Rehair Bow	$65	$65	$75	$89
Broken Neck	Must be seen to be given an estimate

Instruments in need of major repair must be seen by our luthier in order to get you an accurate estimate. A major repair is any repair that includes the removal of the top or replacement of any major parts (ex. New Neck Block or New Neck).

2016 Guitar Repair Price List

FREE ESTIMATES ON ALL GUITAR REPAIRS!

Individual Guitar Repairs
Level and crown	$110
Refret	$25 each (first 6 frets – $20 each additional fret)
Complete refret without binding	$370 and up
Complete refret with binding	$430 and up
Repair Broken Headstock	$80 and up
Acoustic crack repairs	$50 and up
New bridge plate	$120 (non-Martin)
Install new bridge	$130 (plus cost of bridge)
Remove and re-glue bridge	$100 and up
Reglue Lifting Bridge	$70
Shave Acoustic Bridge	$50
Reglue loose brace	$50
Remove old brace and install new	$120
Shielding with copper foil or lead electrostatic	$70
Replace switches	$45 and up (plus cost of switch)
Pick-Up replacement	$50 each (plus cost of pickup)
Replace Potentiometer	$30 (plus potentiometer)
Complete Rewire (replace original)	$160
Replace Output jack	$30 (plus output jack – add $40 and up for f hole guitars)
New Custom Nut (bone, ebony)	$70
New Nut (brass)	$95
Fret Dressing	$20 each
New fingerboard with frets (without binding)	$540
New fingerboard with frets and with binding	$600
Neck rest (Martin or Gibson style)	$300
Flatten top	$270
Basic Setups
Acoustic Six String	$70
Acoustic Six String with new custom nut	$130
12 String	$90
Electric Six String	$80
Electric Six String with new custom nut	$140
Electric with Locking Trem.	$110
New Custom Fitted Saddle (includes Setup)	$90 (includes setup)
New Custom Fitted Saddle – Compensated	$130 (includes setup)
Guitar Modifications
Re-work Existing Nut	$30 (included in setups)
Pre-slotted Plastic Nuts	$40
Control cavity modification	$80
Install strap buttons	$20
Flush mount strap locks	$60
Rout for pickups	$70 1st / Each Additional is $40
Install new tuners	$80 (includes plugging screw holes)
Install Sperzels	$100
Install Acoustic Pickup	from $90 (plus cost of pickup - includes reaming for endpin jack)
Rout for battery box and wiring	$180
Rout for control cavity	$200
Rout for Tele style or flush mount side jack	$100
Rout for Strat style jack plate	$170
Install Flush mount strap locks	$60
Recess Pickup Rings	$80
Bind Body (top or back)	$280
Semi-hollow body conversion	$370
Install Locking Nut	$100
Pick Guard Installation
Standard Strat Style precut	$45
Standard Tele Style precut	$40
Standard Les Paul Style	$40
Acoustic Pick Guards	$30 and up
Pick Guard Custom Work (routes, shapes, extra holes)	Per Quote
Pickguard Options
Acoustic Tortoise Shell	$50
One Opaque Color Enamel Paint	$50
Custom Shape	$50
Recessed Controls	$30
Recessed pickup rings	$60
Match back control/Trem Covers	$60
Guitar Refinish
Repaint 1 color opaque w/old finish at base	$300
Strip old finish and repaint 1 color opaque	$430
Repair body damage before painting	$100 and up
Matching head stock	$80 and up
Matching neck	$60 and up
Head stock logo one color	$90 and up
Custom graphics	$65/hour

Average Guitar Repair Time is 7-10 Days. Some jobs will require more time depending on gluing, drying, and other factors.

Please note: these prices are estimates only, quotes will be made by the luthiers who will handle the repair. Due to the individuality of each job, estimates may vary slightly from your quote.

If costs will exceed the estimate/quote, the customer will be contacted before any work is started. We will install customer-provided parts but will not be responsible for them. We highly recommend only leaving guitars for repair with a case – we will not be responsible for any marks, scratches or blemishes that result from leaving a guitar without a case. All above prices do include materials but not strings or parts.

Bridge work, crack repairs, neck adjustments, fret filing, or any degree of guitar repair will be completed at a reasonable rate and in very reasonable time. Our luthiers use only the highest quality tools and supplies when repairing any fretted instrument, including your most delicate prized possession. We not only specialize in guitar repairs, as well as mandolin and banjo repairs.

All general guitar repair work, such as restringing, tuning, and polishing, can be done in 2-3 business days, depending on our existing workload.  For any larger repairs, we will provide you with a firm estimate and most repairs are completed in 10-14 days. Once guitar repairs are completed, Phoenix Band Instruments will quickly give you a call to let you know.

We hope you take advantage of our reasonable rates and use our professional services at Phoenix Band Instruments for maintenance and repair of all your musical instruments!