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Brass and Woodwind Sales and Repair

Sales
 
    We sell new student and professional instruments at a low price.
     For woodwind players, we will quote you a pleasing price on a bassoon, oboe, clarinet, flute, piccolo, english horn, or saxophone.

     For brass players, we also offer attractive prices on a trumpet, trombone, french horn, baritone, euphonium, or tuba.
     Please see the list of instrument brands below and call us for a quote.  We have some of these in stock and can supply the rest within one to three days, usually.
     We are located in Kitchener - Waterloo, and in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.  We are close to Guelph, Cambridge, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville,  Burlington, Goderich, Woodstock, and Brantford.

Band Music - For Concert Band with Soprano Voice Arrangements       

    Please email us with your inquiries so we can bring the required instrument from our warehouse to the store before you come.

Brass and Woodwind Repairs

We give free estimates for all major and minor overhauls and repairs on all makes of brass or woodwind and will advise you on whether it is worthwhile for your instrument.

We will consider all brass and woodwind instruments for consignment.

We will consider purchasing your used instruments or taking them in as a partial trade-in on another new or pre-owned instrument.
Our techinicians come into the shop when needed.   You will receive a receipt when you leave your instrument in our violin shop area at the same address, and Henry Riedstra will consult with our technicians as to the estimated cost of repairing your instrument.   Henry or Linda Riedstra will get back to you within a few days and will discuss with you the cost of all the major and minor repairs, and/or restoration of your woodwind or brass instrument.   Putting your instrument into Play Condition for example, will be a lower price than restoring the instrument to like new.

Please speak with Henry or Linda Riedstra in Kitchener or in Stratford. Linda was the lead clarinet player in the Hanover High School band.  Henry taught instrumental music (brass, woodwind, percussion and strings) at the high school level for 6 years and was a professional trombone player in dance bands and community concert bands for over 35 years.  He also played oboe for a year. Henry is able to play test all brass and woodwind instruments. In addition, Henry is a professional violin maker, restorer and appraiser, as well as a cellist (although he sometimes plays violin, viola or bass when required).

Other Musicians in our Family:
Richard F. Riedstra was the head of Music at Elmira District Secondary School from 1965 to 1987.  
Maria G. Riedstra taught Strings in elementary and secondary schools in Waterloo County for fifteen years. 
Lutzen Riedstra is a fine bassoonist.  
Kyla Riedstra played the flute for five years in high school and studied violin for many years. She also played in the Kitchener Waterloo Youth Orchestra as a violinist. 
Janelle Riedstra played the Trumpet and Baritone and  String Bass for several years in high school, as well as two years in the Kitchener  Waterloo Youth Orchestra.
Davin Riedstra is a trombonist.
Linda Riedstra is a good clarinetist and plays violin at a beginner level.
   
Examples of some of the repairs we have done and will do for you:

On woodwinds (including sax), we supply missing parts, install new pads (repadding), replace head cork, new felt, new key corks, new springs, pivot screws, guard screws, and new posts.  We also re-level pads and regulate them, round out and adjust joints and tenons for proper fit, improve the action, remove dents, unsolder, or solder and re-solder loose parts, align and reposition and reshape and straighten bent keys and rods, levers and springs, and eliminate buzzes and noises.  Furthermore, we do regulation of keys, level the tone holes, and replace thumbrest screws, dissassemble and reassemble, disinfect, clean, lube and test play all instruments.  We can do some relacquering and we will quote on replating if needed or wanted.  In essence, we can provide you with a thorough overhaul.

On brass instruments, we remove dents, and lube stuck slides, and valves, align trombone slides and other slides, brush polish valves and casings, replace screws, supply new lead pipes, replace missing parts, level bell rims, roll out creases, and eliminate buzzes and noises.  On French horns, we also fix and unseize binding or stuck rotors, fix braces, and restring as well.   Not only that, but we also replace felts and cork, water key springs; unassemble, re-assemble, untwist, unsolder, or solder, and re-solder braces and loose parts, and straighten mouthpiece shanks.  We also do complete valve jobs, clean, brush and polish,  and test play all instruments.  We can do some relacquering and we will quote on replating if needed or wanted.  Essentially, we can provide you with a thorough overhaul.

On cases, we can fix or replace case latches, and parts, glue loose linings and clean them or supply a new case.
                 

We have very fine Flutes, Clarinets, Oboes, Piccolos, Bassoons, Saxophones, Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns, French horns, Baritones, Euphoniums, Trombones, and Tubas,  by well-known and trusted makers:

Flutes

  • Emerson (solid silver lip plate, lifetime transferable warranty, undercut tone holes, offset G available on request, ranging from $825 to $7000 (many models)
  • Selmer $595 and $775
  • Buescher Student  $750
  • Blessing (Elkhardt Indiana USA - silver plated) $559 OR open hole model for $725
  • Mirabella (Czech Rep) Silver plated, good quality - $349
  • Boosey and Hawkes
  • Mirage silver plated flute outfit $295
  • Selmer Flute, Model FL302, silver. $439.00 (regular $489) -- excellent buy.
  • Hawk (good Chinese) flute (silver plated) $325.00
  • Emerson, curved U-shape silver head flute "FOR SMALLER HANDS" $695
  • Nice Silver plated flute made by Blessing Instrument Company, Indiana, USA rich sound, easy response. $595.00
  • Mirage (good Chinese flute -- silver plated) $295
  • Andre Bardot --used flute $195.00

Clarinets

  • Selmer  Resonite - from $850 - $950
  • Selmer Grenadilla wood from $1295 to $5995 (Paris)
  • Buescher (Student Model) - $629
  • Harmony (Selmer)
        E-flat soprano $1595
        E-flat alto $2895
        B-flat Bass $2995
  • Harmony (Selmer) in Grenadilla wood range from $6995 to $11995 for the bass with range to low E flat, or with range to low C the B-flat Bass $139950
  • Blessing clarinet (USA) $629
  • Amati (Czech Rep)  $495
  • Mirabella (wood grain plastic, nickel-plated keys)  $359
  • Mirage clarinet outfit, good sounding composite body.  $295
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Oboe

  • Fox
  • Selmer
  • Piccolo
  • Selmer  $985
  • Blessing (USA) silver-plated  $895
  • Cabart a Paris oboe. Made about 1950 in Paris, France.  Refurbished.  Full mature sound. Includes case and Loree leather cover.  $1500

Bassoon

  • Fox
  • Selmer
  • Professional Sonora Bassoon circa 1970, Outfit.
    Description: Unused!!, Mint condition!!, plays perfectly - verified by
    professional bassoonist with 35 years experience. Both Original bocals,
    case, and cover for the case all in mint, unused condition! Only $6000.

Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone)

  • Selmer
  • Buescher (Student model)
  • Mirabella
  • Mirage Eflat Alto Saxophone outfit.   Fine sound. Fine case.  $795

Tenor Saxophones: (10% off any outfit pending availability)

  1. LM Selmer "Prelude" Tenor Sax Model TS 700 outfit New
    $899.00.
  2. LM Selmer "Aristocrat" Tenor Sax model TS 600 outfit  New
    $1585.00
  3. CPT Amati, (Czech Made) Tenor Sax #ATS3211 outfit
    $1750.00
  4. CPT "Blessing" USA made (old well-established company) Tenor Sax #B203
    outfit $2250.00
  5. PMI "Hawk" Tenor Sax Brass lacquer, forged keys, with ABS case.
    $895 .00

Trumpets, Cornet, Flugelhorn

  • Bach, Bach Stradivarius; Buescher; Blessing (USA); Amati (Czech)
  • Amati Flugel Horn Outfit $695
  • Amati Trumpet Outfit $549
  • Mirage trumpet outfits, brass with special features. $295 with regular valves
  • Mirage trumpet outfits, brass with special features $350   with professional monel valves

French Horns (single and double)

  • Bach, and Bach Stradivarius; Buescher; Mirabella (Czech); Amati (Czech); Conn
  • New Diplomat Double French Horn  (F and B flat Double Horn) complete with case and good silver mouthpiece.  $795. Regular $995, but has a very tiny insignificant dent, so we reduced it by $200

Baritone, Euphonium

  • Bach, Mirabella

Trombones

  • Bach
  • HOLTON TR160 Professional Trombone outfit. Like new, virtually  mint condition. Was played four years at Wilfred Laurier University by a very careful student. Professional trombone with thumb trigger. Outfit has two different silver mouthpieces and several accessories. Bore: 13.89 mm (.547")Bell: 9.0" diameter hand-hammered red brass with wire-reinforced rim. Rotor mechanism: F attachment with nylon ball-and-socket linkage. Fine rich full sound that plays easily.   
    US list price for a new one is $3115 (=$3600 Canadian).  Our price is $1950.00 Canadian for this fine instrument.    SOLD
  • Mirabella (Czech)
  • Blessing (USA) $600
  • King
  • New Diplomat slide trombone with thumb trigger. Plays very well and can play all bass trombone notes as well. Complete with attractive strong case and good silver mouthpiece. $695
  • YSL 354 Yamaha trombone - used, plays well with fine case. $295   SOLD

Valve Trombones

  • Bach
  • Mirabella (Czech)
  • Blessing (USA)  $1749

Tuba

  • Bach
  • Mirabella (Czech)
  • Cerveny Rotary Valve Tuba - BBflat Bass $5500; CC Bass $5800
  • NOTE: Tuba Cases   cost $695

Accessories - like Mouthpieces, Ligatures, Reeds, pads and swabs, neckstraps, oils and lubricants, cases, gig bags, are also available.

Also see out listing of Brass and Woodwind teachers on our Teachers page.

Please E-mail us for a quote on prices not shown above.