Product of the month in April: alterations, additions, upgrades

Dear customers,

This month, we’d like to direct your attention to your options of having your instrument improved in our workshop in case you don’t wish to invest in a new one. Your trumpet has no trigger on the third slide and you, the conductor or the player next to you are forever dissatisfied with its pitch? We will gladly advise you on trigger retrofits and, of course, carry them out. Another feature we can retrofit is Vienna keys for better precision in the upper register. But we can soup up your low-range instruments as well. Many, particularly older, tubas and baritones have only three valves, which may negatively affect their pitch. We can remedy that by adding valves, which also increases the bottom range. On the basis of an inspection of your instrument, we can advise you about your best options.

Another simple addition to your instrument might prove very useful: water keys. They will save you the effort of constantly removing slides, speed up the draining process and mean less wear for the slides, keeping them tight for longer. We also offer ergonomic upgrades, which means we can help if your instrument is awkward to hold or needs to be adjusted to a physical impairment you might have. Another service we offer is tuba leadpipe customisation. So if you’re unwilling to part with your instrument, or if you’d just like to save some money, take us up on our offer and put your instrument in our capable hands.

The Kroning family