Saxophone Repairs & servicing

Mark Bishop graduated from Newark college where he studied woodwind making and repair,
making a complete boehm system clarinet from basic raw materials during the course.
Since then he has specialised in saxophone repair and particularly enjoys restoring vintage horns.


If you have a sick sax then bring it in to Mark at the London shop for an estimate or contact him on 020 7836 7172 or email: mark@sax.co.uk

Our sax repair workshop is fully equipped to breathe new life into your sax.

From complete re-builds of vintage horns to just simple "on the spot" adjustments, all welcome.
Almost any sax can be made playable again so if you have an old instrument let us quote you to recondition it.

When was your sax last serviced?

Even if you have a modern sax with no immediately obvious defects you'll be surprised how much it could benefit from an inexpensive annual check and adjust. Difficult notes will speak clearly again, eliminate annoying squeaks and rattles etc.

The following are guide prices only.
For a truly accurate quotation we need to inspect your saxophone.

A set-up and adjustment service on a sax used for student/non-professional use will usually take 1-2 hours
(costing £35-£70) and involve the following:

  • Checking for & rectifying leaks: This is the most common reason for a sax being difficult to play. We use powerful lights to detect any leaks that show up when the key is depressed with the lightest touch and adjust it accordingly.

  • Cleaning sticky pads.

  • Checking and adjusting the fit of the neck/crook & octave mechanism.

  • Checking and reporting the condition of pads, springs, corks & felts. If any of these components require replacing an additional charge will be made after customer authorisation.

  • Checking and adjusting the mechanical action.

  • Extensively play testing the sax.

A sax used professionally often requires a more thorough service involving all the above plus a full strip down, clean and re-assembly with replacement of parts as necessary. Quotations will be provided on inspection of the sax.