Flute Services

Katie offers the personal repair services that you need to keep your instrument in the best possible working condition. She will work with you as a musician to ensure that your instrument plays to its potential technically and exactly as you want it. To accomplish this, she works with great precision, keeps detailed records, and anticipates your future needs. This helps to eliminate emergency repairs and minimizes your expenses.

Katie has extensive experience with Piccolos, Alto flutes, Bass flutes and even Contra Bass flutes.

Excellence, honesty, and service are what make Katie unique in the world of flute repair.

Consultations and repairs are by appointment only. Please contact Katie to set up an appointment.

Repair Services

Katie offers many services including pad and adjustment checks, Clean, Oil and Adjust, Overhauls and much more personalized repairs. Please call or email for details and pricing.

Clean, Oil, Adjust

The keys are removed from the flute body. The flute body is cleaned and tarnish is removed. The keys are disassembled, old oil is cleaned out and replaced. The keys are reassembled and all pads are checked, reseated and adjusted as the flute is reassembled. Recommended every 1 – 2 years. Starting at $400 + pads.

Complete Overhaul

The flute is completely disassembled and all pads, felts and corks are removed. The keys are refit to remove any side play that has developed over years of play. The keys and body are cleaned of tarnish and reassembled and oiled. A new set of pads is installed as well as all new felts and corks. Choice of felt, S2 or Straubinger pads included. Recommended every 10 – 15 years. $1,800 + pads

Other Repairs

If you do not have your flute Cleaned every year, you should at least have the pads checked over and major leaks taken care of. Generally between $150 and $350 + pads.

Of course every flute and every player is different. These are just guidelines. Katie will work with you to determine what needs to be done and what will fit with your budget.

Loaner Flutes

Katie keeps a small inventory of intermediate flutes available for loan while your flute is in her shop for service. Please contact her about availability.

Buying or Selling a Flute? Katie can help.

Buying a flute can be a very confusing or overwhelming process. If you have any questions along the line from trying to sort out the options to actually gathering flutes to try, Katie will spend the time to discuss everything. Katie has many years of experience in helping flutists buy or sell a flute or piccolo. She would be happy to answer any questions. Remember, there are no silly questions.