Alan Horne Flute Dynamics

Price Guide

Please note: the final cost of any job is dependent on bid offer.

Services Outside Baseline Program

Minimum charge ................. $40 Additional charges ................. $25/hour plus material cost

Baseline Prices for Basic Services (exclusive of shipping or pick-up/delivery)

Minimum charge ................. $25 Replace head joint cork ................. $15 Replace loose pin ................. $15/pin Replace spring ................. $12/spring plus premium for white gold, where applicable Replace D# or trill key cork ................. $12/cork Partial adjustment ................. $12/pad, $12/kicker cork Partial padding ................. $15/pad plus pad premium, where applicable Fit head joint or foot tenon ................. $15 and up Remove dents ................. minimum charge and up Correct slow or binding key ................. minimum charge and up Polish ................. $44 other services priced upon examination of damage or malfunction, dependent on bid

Comprehensive services

Clean & oil ................................................................. $44 Set Up New Flute ................................................................. $95 Complete adjustment & regulation ................................................................. $115 Complete repadding ................................................................. $275 plus pad premium where applicable Overhaul ................................................................. $275 and up Straubinger conversion ................................................................. $520 and up adj. & reg includes clean & oil; repadding and overhaul include adj., reg., clean, & oil

The prices here are lower than many prices one encounters in the realm of musical instrument repairs. On the other hand, these prices exceed some others encountered elsewhere.

Why the variation from provider to provider? Why are prices here such as they are?

Prices vary from service to service because of many factors. One service provider may have overhead, such as the cost of rental space or heavy tooling (or both), and that cost gets passed on to clients in the form of higher prices. Another service provider may have been in business for a long time, long enough to develop a large clientale, such that the provider doesn't have time for everyone that might come; so prices are raised to discourage some demand for such a provider's services. On the other hand, service providers with low overhead and who are just starting out will charge less.

The prices here are set according to a) what it costs to perform a particular service and b) prices charged by other providers. It is important to note that each service takes a certain amount of time, and that time is charged at a 'shop hour' rate - here, it is $25 per hour. Also, other providers' prices reflect a certain cost versus value, and every attempt is made here to see to it that the client gets more than they would pay for at another provider.

Most importantly, the quality of the service at Alan Horne Flute Dynamics is not reflected in prices. With comprehensive services, your flute will be returned to you playing as well or better than it played when new.