| I am no longer with the White House of Music and will be doing all of my repairs in my remodeled shop in my home. I will be doing all manners of repairs and maintenance including cleaning, soldering, dent repair and customization. All horns are cleaned ultrasonically.
Ultrasonic
Cleaning
$ 105.00
Complete
disassembly, removal of calcium
and copper
sulfate deposits. Oil and fit rotors
and bearings,
fit new neoprene and align
rotors.
Adjust and restring levers. Grease and
refit slides.
Check over and play test.
Valve Rebuilds $850.00
Rotors are copper plated and lapped and fit to the
valve casing. Once the rotors are fit and the casings
have been trued, the rotors are nickel plated and a
final lapping and fit are performed. Side play has been
removed from the long spindle/bearing and end play is
removed from the top bearing and the bearing plate
is reseated. The horn is then given the ultrasonic
cleaning,and and reassembled.
Screw Bell Conversions
Horn is disassembled and bell assembly is removed.At $575.00
this point the lacquer can be stripped at no additional
charge. I use an immersible strip that the factories
use and minimal labor is needed to strip the lacquer.
Ring is soldered in place and bell is cut. Female ring
is soldered and fit onto the bell stem and the bell assembly
is soldered into place. At this time the braces are placed
in a way that allows the bell to resonate and respond
optimally. Prior to this the body of the horn is checked over
for stress points and relieved. The horn is then ultrasonically
cleaned and reassembled.
Resonance Rehabilitation
The horn is dismantled and all gaps, stress points and major $750.00
dents are repaired. Lacquer is stripped, parts are remounted
and the horn is ultrasonically cleaned and reassembled.The resonance
and response is greatly improved. This is especially effective on
older horns that have had a lot of repairs done to it over the years.
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