Doctor
Note Flute Repair
Meticulous flute repair provided by master technician Harold Steinhardt. With nearly 30 years experience in repairing fine woodwind instruments, Harold (a.k.a. Doctor Note) will make your flute sing.
Step-up Production Flute - $120, plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
Handmade Flute - $180, plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
solder work may incur additional charges.
*If more than 8 pads need to be replaced, a mechanical overhaul should be considered.
Schedule a time to drop off or pick up your repair using our online WebScheduler.
Step-up Production Flute - $290
Handmade Flute - $650
all pads corks and felts included
solder work may incur additional charges
Schedule a time to drop off or pick up your repair using our online WebScheduler.
Meticulous flute repair provided by master technician Harold Steinhardt. With nearly 30 years experience in repairing fine woodwind instruments, Harold (a.k.a. Doctor Note) will make your flute sing.
Flute Play Condition
• Inspect body for straightness
• Examine pads for excessive wear and replace as needed*
• Check mechanism for proper movement
• Replace necessary key corks and felts
• Reseat pads
• Regulate & lubricate mechanism
• Test head cork for good seal and correct placement
• Check head and foot joints for proper fit
• Test play
$45 plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
handmade flutes may incur additional charges
solder work may incur additional charges
* If more than 4 pads need to be replaced, a tune-up or mechanical overhaul should be considered.
Schedule a time to drop off, pick up, or while you wait adjustments using our online WebScheduler.
• Examine pads for excessive wear and replace as needed*
• Check mechanism for proper movement
• Replace necessary key corks and felts
• Reseat pads
• Regulate & lubricate mechanism
• Test head cork for good seal and correct placement
• Check head and foot joints for proper fit
• Test play
$45 plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
handmade flutes may incur additional charges
solder work may incur additional charges
* If more than 4 pads need to be replaced, a tune-up or mechanical overhaul should be considered.
Schedule a time to drop off, pick up, or while you wait adjustments using our online WebScheduler.
Flute Tune-Up
- Inspect body for straightness
- Examine pads for excessive wear and replace as needed*
- Check mechanism for proper movement
- Disassemble mechanism
- Bathe body & clean keys
- Replace necessary key corks and felts
- Refit mechanism between the posts eliminating key wobble or binding
- Reseat pads
- Regulate & lubricate mechanism
- Test head cork for good seal and correct placement
- Check head and foot joints for proper fit
- Test play
Step-up Production Flute - $120, plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
Handmade Flute - $180, plus $5 per pad, $3 head cork
solder work may incur additional charges.
*If more than 8 pads need to be replaced, a mechanical overhaul should be considered.
Schedule a time to drop off or pick up your repair using our online WebScheduler.
Flute Mechanical Overhaul
- Inspect body for straightness
- Check mechanism for proper movement
- Disassemble mechanism
- Clean and hand polish body & keys
- Replace all pads, corks, and felts
- Replace necessary springs
- Level-reface tone holes as needed
- Refit mechanism between the posts eliminating key wobble or binding
- Seat pads
- Regulate mechanism
- Replace head cork
- Check head and foot joints for proper fit
- Test play
Step-up Production Flute - $290
Handmade Flute - $650
all pads corks and felts included
solder work may incur additional charges
Schedule a time to drop off or pick up your repair using our online WebScheduler.
