Repair Studio
Our repair studios are here to help you keep your instrument in ship-shape playing order. From minor repairs to full overhauls, dent removal and lip-plate replacement, our team of expert technicians are here to help you. We have the Croydon-based studio in the heart of our shop, and now a workshop in Sevenoaks to cater for customers more local to that area.
About the Studio
Ian McLauchlan set up the Just Flutes workshop in Croydon nearly 40 years ago, and is now our Sevenoaks based repairer. Along with our team of specialist woodwind technicians we are able to repair, service and overhaul all types of woodwind instrument. Ian McLauchlan has been repairing, servicing and overhauling flutes since 1980.
Booking In
We are often booked up well in advance for repair and servicing work. For this reason we operate a booking-in system. For student instruments, work can take approximately 10 days. Intermediate and professional instruments are usually booked in for a particular day with the instrument then being ready to collect after final checks 5 or 6 days later. Please be sure to arrange a date well in advance, especially in the run-up to holidays and school half terms. We try our best to carry out small repairs while you wait; but major surgery can take a little longer!
If you can't get to us to bring the instrument, we frequently carry out repairs and services by post at our Croydon workshop. It's totally safe and reliable. Read how to send us your instrument.
To book an instrument in for service or repair, please call us:
- For our Croydon workshop, please call 020 8662 8400 and select option 3.
- For our Sevenoaks workshop (flutes and piccolos only), please call 020 3340 5650 and talk to Ian.
Please leave a voicemail if the phone is not answered, with your name and phone number along with the instrument (Flute, clarinet etc) and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Pricing
Repairs are priced upon what work needs to be carried out.
Please note that we can only give a rough estimate for repair work before we see your instrument, and so we suggest that you bring or send your instrument to us for evaluation.
We offer three levels of service: Thorough Check (Interim Service), General Service and Overhaul.
Thorough Check (Interim Service)
This is putting the instrument in to good working order. We suggest this every year or so. Includes:
- Ensuring that all pads are sealing properly
- Ensuring that the adjustment is correct between linked keys
- Checking and adjusting, if necessary, the fitting of the joints
- In flutes, inspecting the sealing of the headjoint cork and replacing if necessary
- Giving the instrument a dust off and general clean
- Oiling the keywork
Price guide
- Piccolo from £130.00
- Flute from £150.00
- Clarinet from £90.00
- Bass Clarinet from £100.00
- Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophone from £115.00
- Baritone Saxophone from £135.00
- Oboe from £165.00 (Professional Oboe from £190.00)
- Cor Anglais from £190.00
- Bassoon from £240.00
General Service
Your instrument should be serviced every two years. Includes the work of a Thorough Check, plus:
- The instrument is totally stripped down and cleaned
- Pad sealing is checked and adjusted
- Any worn or torn pads are replaced
- Dents are removed as far as possible
- The old oil is fully removed and the keys are re-oiled and adjusted
- On corked instruments, joint corks are fitted and replaced as necessary
Price guide
- Piccolo from £180.00
- Flute from £200.00
- Clarinet from £140.00
- Bass Clarinet from £225.00
- Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophone from £240.00
- Baritone Saxophone from £280.00
- Oboe from £245.00 (Professional Oboe from £315.00)
- Cor Anglais from £290.00
- Bassoon from £350.00
Overhaul
This is over and above the work of a ‘General Service’ and involves putting the instrument back, as far as possible, to ‘As New’ condition. Includes the work of a General Service, plus:
- The instrument is totally disassembled
- End play (longways mechanism movement) is removed from the keywork
- All pads are replaced
- On corked instruments, joints are fully re-corked
Price guide
- Piccolo from £450.00
- Flute from £490.00
- Clarinet from £390.00
- Bass Clarinet from £475.00
- Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophone from £455.00
- Baritone Saxophone from £625.00
- Oboe, Cor Anglais and Bassoon - POA
Payment Methods
In our Croydon workshop, you are welcome to pay for repairs and servicing by cash. We can also accept credit and debit cards for flute repairs, but not currently for other instruments.
In our Sevenoak workshop, payment by cash or bank transfer only please.