Our annual oboe and bassoon service helps keep your instrument reliable, responsive, and performing at its best year after year.
A properly maintained instrument feels easier to play, responds more consistently, and performs more reliably during rehearsals, lessons, auditions, and performances.
At Charles Double Reed Company, we have provided professional oboe and bassoon repair and maintenance services to students, teachers, and performers across the United States since 1983.
Whether you are a student, a parent managing your child’s instrument, or an experienced musician, regular annual service helps protect your investment and keeps your instrument ready to play.
We’re happy to take a look and talk you through it.
Whether it’s routine service or something more, we’ll help you choose the right next step.
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Scheduling regular annual oboe and bassoon maintenance is one of the best ways to extend the life and performance of your instrument.
Over time, pads compress, corks wear down, and keywork gradually loses precision. These changes often happen slowly, so many players do not notice them until the instrument begins responding poorly or develops a larger issue.
Our professional oboe and bassoon service identifies and corrects these problems early before they become more serious or expensive to repair.
Whether you play a student instrument or a professional model such as a Loree oboe or Fox bassoon, every instrument benefits from consistent expert care and adjustment.
We regularly service instruments shipped to us from across the United States, and we carefully play-test every instrument by hand before returning it to the player.
Schedule your annual cleaning, oiling,
& adjustment by phone or email.
We offer advanced services and emergency repair options.
Our standard annual oboe and bassoon service ranges from $140 to $280. The comprehensive annual service, which includes full disassembly and mechanical adjustment, ranges from $280 to $560. Parts such as pads or corks are billed separately.
Our standard service includes exterior hand cleaning, keywork oiling, and inspection and adjustment of pads, corks, and tenon corks, followed by a full play-test. The comprehensive service adds interior cleaning, full rod and keywork disassembly, and includes some small parts replacement.
We recommend an annual service once per year for all players. Student instruments that are played daily often benefit from more frequent attention. Regular maintenance prevents small issues from becoming expensive repairs.
Yes. We regularly service oboes and bassoons shipped to us from across the United States. Visit our How to Ship page for secure packing and shipping guidance.
Standard annual service is typically completed within 5 to 10 business days of receiving your instrument. We will confirm a timeline when your instrument arrives.
