Repair

We do all sorts of repairs to your new or antique instruments. This includes: refinishing; crack pinning, retrofitting of brass lining in your original blowpipe; Building new replacement parts to match you original instrument’s internal and external dimensions; Making new mounts to match your old in Imitation or real ivory, Customization of blowpipes, bags or stocks, etc.etc. Call us with your needs.

Ivory mounts: elephant or Mastodon/mammoth [call for current price and availability] approx. $720.00

Typical installation costs for of 8 pieces: [this may vary with your pipes] $20 each x 8 $160.00

Feasibility must be determined first, as different makers have adopted various ways of attaching projecting mounts, not to mention differing internal and external dimensions.

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Have a beautiful old set but can’t use the blowpipe? We’ll bore and brass line your original blowpipe. Even if it is cracked, we can make a permanent, airtight, free-blowing, strong modification, that looks like it was never there. The bore is 7/16” ID which is approx. 70% bigger than standard bores!!

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We can retrofit Walker Metalsmith’s silver ferrules and ring caps, as well as antler or ivory projecting mounts on your pipes. The total cost can vary, dependent upon condition, dimensions, and method of construction of your pipes. Prices quoted below are for an average retrofit with no problems encountered. A complete4 estimate can only be done upon inspection of your pipes. The first step is to verify that the sizes will work with your drones. The OD of the stock ferrules is 1-1/4”, which is smaller than the bulk of pipes made these days, but can look fine with your stock’s OD being anywhere from 1-1/4” to 1-5/16”. The same goes for the other pieces - + 1/16 [.062”} and -1/32” [.032”] is an acceptable range for pipes’ OD’s that will look “right” The silver can in most cases be installed over your imitation ivory ferrules too.

Bass drone ferrule: Carved with an interlaced zoomorphic pattern of two birds with a wreath of knotwork on the bottom end that surrounds the tuning pin. Outside dimensions 7/8” long x 1 5/16” diameter with slightly larger diameter rail at the top edge. Inside diameter for tuning slide .690” Cost $90 each piece or $110 each installed.

Tenor drone ferrule: Carved with an interlaced zoomorphic pattern of two birds with a wreath of knotwork on the bottom end that surrounds the tuning pin. Outside dimensions 7/8” long x 1 1/4” diameter C. Inside diameter for tuning slide .660” Cost $90 each piece or $110 each installed.

Bass drone cap: Carved with a pattern of knots alternating with spirals and a wreath of knotwork around the end. There is a silver rail that surrounds the bushing at the open end of the drone that can be removed to accommodate larger ivory bushings. Outside dimensions 7/16” x 1 7/8” diameter with slightly larger diameter rail at the bottom edge. Inside diameter of opening .875” (7/8”) and can be expanded to 1” by removal of the top rail. Cost $90 each piece or $110 each installed.

Tenor drone cap: Carved with a pattern of knots alternating with spirals and a wreath of knotwork around the end. There is a silver rail that surrounds the bushing at the open end of the drone that can be removed to accommodate larger ivory bushings. Outside dimensions 7/16” x 1 3/4” diameter with slightly larger diameter rail at the bottom edge. Inside diameter of opening .718” 23/32 and can be expanded to .8125” (13/16”) by removal of the top rail. Cost $90 each piece or $110 each installed.

Stocks: Carved with 4 broad St. Andrew’s knots that are linked in a continuous pattern between 2 wide rails. 13/16” wide x 1 1/4” diameter with slightly larger diameter at the rails. Cost $90 each piece or $110 each installed.

Tuning pin sleeves are plain silver. Tenor .625” x 2.25” Bass .679” x 2.75” or made to the size of your pipes. Cost $55 each piece or $85 each installed.

Antler mouthpiece has a 5/32” x 3/4” OD knotwork band at the base of the bulb, and a 5/32” X 5/8”knotwork band with a 1-1/2” tapered plain silver sleeve above it connecting it to the white Delrin mouthpiece tip. The antler [or ivory] is lined so that watr doesn’t come in contact, and the bore is larger than most –if not all - mouthpieces on the market today.

Under no circumstances should you alter your pipes to fit these mounts before you have the actual mounts that you are going to install in hand. These are handmade and there are likely to be slight variations in dimensions.

Cast Pcs: by Walker Metalsmiths - see description in GHB section uninstalled $90.00ea

*Installation price may vary depending on total number of ferrules, and any other work which may be involved in remounting your pipes.

Repairs and Customization