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Professional Saxophone Repair Service
by
Kessler & Sons Music
When we
opened in 1989, Kessler & Sons Music was
primarily a woodwind repair specialty
shop. Headed by Chuck Kessler, our repair
facilities are one of the best available
with only the highest caliber of
technician. As dealers for Selmer Paris,
Keilwerth & Yanagisawa, we are used to dealing
with everything from old student model to
top end professional models of today. Many
musicians all around the country will only
trust their professional instrument
repairs to our shop.
Kessler & Sons Music would rather restore and overhaul
your professional saxophone than sell you a new one!
Please call Dave Kessler via our toll free
number (or email) to discuss restoring your saxophone to the best level that it
can be. If you would like to schedule a repair, please call us.
We offer 2 levels of
overhauls. Our overhauls are a complete rebuild
of your horn to professional new levels (leaving
original lacquer in place). For Selmer Paris
saxophones as well as any other true handmade
pro sax, we recommend our "Pro Overhaul".
Standard
Saxophone Overhaul
$600 - Recommended for
Intermediate Saxes
Our standard overhaul is the
job done on most saxophones. This overhaul is
what we recommend for student, intermediate &
basic professional saxophones. This overhaul
includes:
- Complete disassembly
and removal of pads, felts & corks
- Complete chemical
cleaning of all mechanical parts (body & keys)
removing all old oils and lubricants
- Refitting of all keys
to their posts for tighter mechanical tolerances
& performance
- Lubricating all
mechanical pieces with new lubricants
- Complete re-padding of
saxophone using standard leather pads and domed
plastic resonators
- Each pad custom fit and
seated to toneholes one at a time
- New corks and felts
throughout the whole instrument
- Adjustment of all
articulated key mechanisms to eliminate lost
motion and give a solid and quick mechanism
- Minor dent removal &
soldering (if needed)
- After the instrument is
overhauled, it is allowed to sit for a period of
time and is checked and rechecked multiple times
throughout this "adjustment period".
This overhaul includes a 1
year warranty on pads and adjustments. The end
result is a horn that in many cases plays better
then it did when it was brand new. Shipping fees
are not included. Excludes Bari (or larger)
Saxes. Please call for Larger Sax quotation.
"Professional Shop" Professional Saxophone
Overhaul
$900 - Recommended for
Professional Saxes & All Selmer Paris Saxes
Our pro shop overhaul is the
job that we recommend for all true professional
horns as well as all Selmer Paris saxophones.
This overhaul includes all of the work from the
standard overhaul with the following
additions/upgrades:
Diamond Tone
Hole Resurfacing
Many saxophones have tone
holes that are not perfectly level. This fact is
typically covered due to the deeper pad seat
used in standard pads. With our Pro Overhaul, we
use our diamond tone hole leveling equipment to
make sure that all tone holes are perfectly flat
throughout the sax. This is a process that can
add over 2 hours of time to the job just in
itself. Their are 2 advantages of this feature.
First, with a perfectly flat tone hole, we are
able to use a higher end, harder pad. These
harder pads require a more precise tone hole as
they do not take as deep of a pad seat. The
harder pads allow for more solid key action &
response and typically allow for better
projection. Second, the tone hole obtains a
slight "satin finish" to it. This finish helps
maintain less sticky pad issues.
Premium Pad
Selection
With our Pro Overhaul, you
can choose between several different pad and
resonator options. All are the best quality
materials available. The most common options
are:
- Pisoni Pro Leather Pads
(same pad that Selmer Paris uses) - metal or
plastic resonators (other resonator options
available for additional cost)
- Kangaroo Skin
Pads - available in either Tan with
Metal Domed resonators or Black with Black
Plastic resonators
-view-
(other resonator options available for
additional cost)
These higher end pads give
better performance and life to them. Harder pads
do reflect the air column easier giving a bigger
and more responsive sound. The Kangaroo skin
pads that we use are sets made specifically for
Kessler & Sons Music to our thickness & size
specifications. We also use a foil barrier
between the kangaroo leather and the felt to
create a better hermetic seal on the pad as well
as longer lasting seat as the pad impression
does not go into the felt (so the felt does not
uncompress later causing a leak).
We can use other pads and resonators at customer
request for an additional fee. However, we firmly believe these 3 pad options to
be the best pads available.
2 Year Warranty
Because of the higher
quality of materials that we use on the Pro
Overhaul and the fact of having perfectly level
tone holes, we are able to increase our warranty
to a 2 year pads & adjustments warranty.
Shipping fees are not
included. Excludes Bari (or larger) Saxes.
Please call for Larger Sax quotation.
If you are interested in
having our Pro Shop perform repair work, please
call or email for more details and to arrange
shipping.
©1998-2010 Kessler & Sons Music, Inc. Las
Vegas, Nevada USA.
All Rights Reserved. Webmaster:
David Kessler Last Updated:
September 04, 2010
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