All repair work, from minor jobs to full overhauls or instrument restoration, is completed on premises at Jon Baltimore Music Company. Our shop has a full complement of modern, vintage and hand-made tools. Our staff of experienced repairmen and professional musicians examine and test all instruments to ensure the quality of work that leaves our shop.
We use only top quality pads (leather, double fishskin, plastic resonators, metal resonators with/without rivet) on woodwind instrument overhauls and pad replacements.
NO PHONE ESTIMATES! Please call 212.840.7165 or email to arrange an in-person visit to our shop regarding the repair of your instrument.
Restoration, Overhaul & Cleaning
- complete instrument restoration
- full overhaul
- instrument regulation (key/pad seating)
- lacquer stripping
- chemical cleaning
- silver and gold plating
- instrument relacquering
Cork/Felt
- neck re-cork
- joint re-cork
- cork & felt bumper replacement
- cork pad replacement
Metal Work
- dent removal
- brass patching
- body straightening
- neck straightening
- neck sleeve & tenon adjustment
- brace/joint soldering
- post resetting
- rod straightening
- key straightening
- key soldering
- key replacement
- custom key modification
- custom key making
- silver soldering
- ring resetting (Clarinet)
Brass Instruments
- full dent repair
- valve lapping & reconditioning
- rotary valve restringing & adjustment
- frozen/bent slide repair
- frozen mouthpiece removal
- mouthpiece plating & polishing
- lead pipe replacement
- bell replacement
Wood-Body Instruments
- oiling & treatment
- crack sealing
- pin placement (cracked instrument)
- band placement (cracked instrument)