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:
Recently, we have repaired a a Conn
director trombone, an Artley flute, a Gemeinhardt flute, a Conn Oboe, a Besson 2-20 tuba,
a Vito bass clarinet, an Ambassador double French horn, a Yamaha French horn, a Conn alto
saxophone, a Fox bassoon, a Yamaha trumpet and an old army bugle. We have also setup
several new instruments which we are stocking in the store for sale.
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.
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