Woodwind Repair
For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and all related instruments.
I am ready to assist you with emergency repairs, regular maintenance, cleaning, corks, pads, springs, dents, crack repairs, and much more!
Costs and Payment
Emergency repairs
Quick repairs including 1-3 items (a pad, a cork, a key action problem, a flute tenon repair, a basic adjustment) that can be completed in 50 minutes or less are $100.
Instruments requiring more items and more time will be estimated accordingly. Crack repairs are usually $100-$500.
Clean/oil/adjust maintenance
Complete disassembly and cleaning for a professional model instrument is usually $400-$1200. I will give you an estimate when I inspect your instrument in person.
Payment methods
I can accept cash, check, Venmo, Paypal, Zelle, credit cards, and bank transfers. I will email you an electronic invoice that you can pay online. Payment is due in full when you pick up your instrument.
Priority Clients
How to become a priority client
Schedule a complete clean/oil/adjust maintenance. That’s all you have to do! If I have done your COA (or overhaul) in the past 12 months, your instrument is a priority client.
Free checkups for 12 months
I provide free checkups for 12 months for any instrument that I have done complete maintenance on. This covers settling of adjustments and anything that happens due to normal playing.
Access to sooner appointments
During busy times when I have blocked off my calendar for emergencies for new clients, send me an email and I’ll have you come in tomorrow or the next day.
Scheduling
Emergency repairs
For minor repairs and emergency services, choose any appointment time that suits you. Usually the soonest appointment available will be tomorrow or Monday.
Usually I complete quick repairs while you wait (50 minutes or less, 1-3 items). Crack repairs usually take 3-5 days.
Clean/oil/adjust maintenance
For complete disassembly of your instrument, cleaning all parts, and replacement of any worn out pads and corks, please schedule your dropoff a few months in advance and let me know that it is for your clean/oil/adjust.
Complete maintenance usually takes 3-10 days. We will discuss and schedule your pickup when you drop off your instrument.
Overhauls
Schedule a dropoff a few months in advance, and let me know that your instrument probably needs an overhaul. Professional models will run $1200 – $2500 and will take 1-3 weeks to complete.
Location
I am located near Long Beach, California. If you would like to visit my shop the fastest way is to book an appointment here.
About Me
Angela Wells
Owner and operator of The Reedery, woodwind repair specialist, oboist, reedmaker
I completed a Bachelor of Music degree at CSULB in 2006 and the Band Instrument Repair Diploma program at Red Wing in 2007. I earned Straubinger certification in March of 2009.
With more than 15 years of experience repairing woodwind instruments, I am ready to assist you with all of the repairs that your instrument needs.
In addition to repairing instruments full time, I am also an active performer on oboe and flute in the greater Los Angeles area. I hold the co-principal oboe position at the Orchestra Collective of Orange County and also perform regularly in the Long Beach Ballet, the Vietnamese American Philharmonic, various musical productions, community bands and orchestras, and much more.