Specialist workshop for woodwind instruments
Amano Wudd
- Instrument maker -
Professionally reconditioned and refurbished used woodwind instruments
selected with experience and professionally restored
I have been working as a woodwind instrument maker since 1976 - among others in the woodwind store "Die Flöte" in Berlin and at "Wuddwinds" in the MEGA MUSIC Centre in Johannesburg/Newtown (South Africa). in my workshop - with locations in Wörthsee (Germany) and Plettenberg Bay (South Africa).
Even though I have retired from the active workshop business to some extent, I still offer selected used and historical woodwind instruments. These are professionally overhauled or restored by me - with the usual care and precision craftsmanship.
In addition, I still carry out repairs and maintenance on woodwind instruments. Please feel free to contact me.
The best way to reach me is by phone:
- 📞 0157 7157 7564(weekdays between 11:00 and 16:00 - later please only in very urgentcases) urgent cases )
- ...and by e-mail: wudd(at)gmx.de
On my blog pages you will find a changing, small range of carefully refurbished individual pieces - always what has just been just finished.
General overhauls
All items on offer have been professionally overhauled by me.
A general overhaul is very comprehensive. It includes, for example, measures such as:
- Disassembling, cleaning and polishing
- Adjust trunnion connections
- Mechanics: disassemble, rework, grease, assemble and adjust
- (eliminate mechanical play)
- Re-silvering, chrome plating of worn mechanical parts
- Remove rust from springs, adjust and set up,
- Replace if necessary
- Adjust spring pressures
- Set damper opening travel
- Felt and cork and renew
- replace damaged upholstery
- Optimize cushion coverage
- Cleaning cases / suitcases
- impregnate grenadilla wood inside with natural oil
- etc...
As a special service I offer general overhauls also for customer instruments.
Repairs
I will take care of your instrument professionally and work on it professionally. If your instrument is defective, no longer sounds right, is no longer fun to play, bring it to me! play it, bring it to me!
Often only small things are missing on the instrument to make it wonderfully playable again!
My service offerings for repairs include:
- High-quality repairs and general overhauls of transverse flutes, wooden transverse flutes, saxophones, piccolos, bassoons, oboes, recorders and many other woodwind instruments
- Conversions and special designs
- Restorations of historical instruments
- Sale of high quality used instruments
- Sale of accessories for wind instruments
Conversions and special designs
Since we are all individualists in some way, you too may feel the need to have your instrument customized to meet your own personal needs.
Often, such adjustments can even be made with reasonably little effort, e.g.:
- Changes to the mechanics
- Mouthpiece adjustments (Self-developed solution for saxophone and clarinet)
- Holding system ( Self-developed solution for saxophone)
- Flap conversions - Extending flap handles
- Altering thumb hooks on clarinets or saxophones
- Changing flap spacing
- Changes in the valve opening pathways
- Lateral displacement of the printing supports
Costs
I calculate the costs for the revision of an instrument according to the respective repair expenditure, which I discuss in detail with you.
You are welcome to visit me in my workshop for this purpose, or you can send me your instrument to faithful hands for an appraisal - then we will discuss the details on the phone and I will send you a cost estimate by e-mail.
- For a cost estimate I will charge you a one-off fee of
only 65,- EUR incl. return shipment!
Dates
- I like to do smaller things immediately and on call.
- For more complex work, I will arrange with you a reliable
reliable date.
If you have any further questions, it is best to send me a message using the contact form below.