We take great pride in our experience, expertise and professionalism. 

Our goal is your complete satisfaction.

Flute Repairs

Oil and Adjust - $75.00 to $135.00

Annual Clean, Oil and Adjust -  $140.00 to $290.00

Flute Overhaul - $865.00
Flute Overhaul with Straubinger Pads – $990.00

Piccolo Repairs

Oil and Adjust - $65 to $125.00

Annual Clean, Oil and Adjust - $130 to $270.00

Piccolo Overhaul - $685.00
Piccolo Overhaul with Straubinger Pads – $795.00

• Our charges reflect the time it takes to do the repair.  We schedule work by appointment. 
• When we see your flute or piccolo we will give you a precise repair estimate.
• Instruments with Straubinger Pads will tend to be on the low side of the price range.
• Instruments with felt pads will tend to be on the high side of the price ranges above.
• All Clean, Oil and Adjust have a warranty of 3 months.
• All overhauls have a warranty of 6 months.
• Most warranty work can usually be done while you wait.
• Except for emergencies, flute and piccolo repairs can be scheduled in 2 to 5 weeks.
• We will need to keep your flute for 3 to 5 business days for a clean, oil and adjust and 7 to 9 business days for overhauls.
• The overhaul prices I quote are best case scenarios.  Occasionally there may be a surcharge for instruments that show unusual wear, or damage.  Of course this will be discussed with the customer before any work begins.
• Your flute must be insured before you ship it to me!!  My insurance does not cover your instrument.

Installation of High E Facilitator - $80.00

Key extensions and other custom work is also available.

Payment is due upon receipt of the instrument and may be made by check or credit card (via PayPal).

The New England Flute Shop is an Authorized Straubinger Pad Service Center. www.StraubingerFlutes.com

Free flute clinics Available to teachers (groups of at least 10 students please).

• Sound and Substance - explores how the sound of the flute can be manipulated
• Trouble Shooting Flute Problems - how to tell when your flute is playing below its potential.

Steps of a Full Flute Overhaul – New England Flute Shop
May 2007

Mechanical problems, or bent mechanisms are repaired. (Remarkable damage may require a surcharge arranged with the customer in advance.)

Soldered toneholes are checked for leaks.

Flute Mechanism is refit (swedged) to tolerances of less than .001 (one, one thousandths) of an inch.

Any swedging marks are removed with jewelers polish paste, and micro mesh paper.
All flute tubes and keys are hand polished with jewelers polish paste and micro mesh paper to remove deep scratches and tarnish. (No machine polishing of any kind is done on a New England Flute Shop overhaul.)

The pad retaining rings are cleaned and polished. They are also refit as needed.

The mechanism is depinned, and the hinge rods, and hinge tubes (inside and out) are cleaned and polished with jewelers polish paste.

The toneholes are leveled on overhauls using Straubinger Pads.

The keys and tubes are washed, and sanitized, tarnish is removed.

All bumpers and regulation shims are removed (before washing) and replaced with felt bumpers, leather and cork as dictated by individual keys.

Springs (stainless steel, gold or platinum) will be replaced as needed.

All pads are replaced using only the highest quality treated, double skin bladder pad or Straubinger Pads. Keys are vented properly. Shimming to tolerances of less than .001 of an inch is the standard.

All accessible dents are removed.

A new headjoint cork is installed.

The embochure hole is cleaned and polished.

Tenon fit is checked and adjusted if needed.

The flute is play tested, and checked for exceptional tone, resonance, response, pitch, and eveness throughout the registers.