INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, & SETUPS

Take care of your instruments like a professional!

Just like your car or your pets, your instruments need proper care and regular maintenance “check ups” to ensure that they are looking and sounding their best. All instruments show their wear and tear differently, and not all damage is immediately visible or audible. Whether you are playing a brass, woodwind, or string instrument, it is important to stay ahead of the aging process, and our teachers can help!

Valotta Studios is proud to offer a selection of instrument maintenance, repair, and setup services at a special discounted rate for our students and families. For an all-encompassing $65, you can drop off your instrument at our studio for one of our trained and experienced teachers to work on. Most repairs can be done within a week, and if anything is excessively damaged or unable to be repaired in-studio, we can discuss other options with you as well. Someone from our office will discuss the specifics of what can be done before any payments is made so you know exactly what to expect!

Available Services

Bass & Guitar

• • Bridge Adjustments to correct intonation (keeping each fret in tune up and down the neck) & action (distance between the strings and fretboard)
  • Neck Adjustments to correct bowing (bending or warping) or buzzing (unwanted contact between strings and frets)
  • Fretboard Maintenance, including fret polishing, sanding, and crowning (filing) to remove sharp edges as well as conditioning the wood with lemon oil to refresh the fretboard
  • String Changing & Overall Cleaning
  • Basic Wiring & Rewiring to address electrical issues

Violin & Viola

• • Adjusting leaning bridges or resetting bridges that have fallen off
  • Fixing stuck or slipping tuning pegs
  • Addressing buzzing or ringing noises
  • Cleaning rosin buildup from strings, or changing strings entirely
  • Overall cleaning

Brass Instruments

• • Bracket Repair
  • Overall Cleaning