TECH-ASSURE™
Our Certified Musical Instrument Technician Setup.

Ozwinds TECH-ASSURE™ is our unique service which we use to prepare your new musical instrument prior to sale.

Our certified technicians put each new instrument through a rigorous checklist, which involves a comprehensive testing and adjustment process to ensure that it is ready to play with optimum performance from the moment you receive it.

We know the absolute importance that our TECH-ASSURE™ professional instrument setup provides in ensuring your instrument playing at its peak, so don’t settle for anything less.

Ozwinds TECH-ASSURE™ Woodwind Inspection

For: SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, OBOE, BASSOON and COR ANGLIS

•  All transit packing and corks from the manufacturer are removed.
• Thorough visual check for any wood, plating or lacquer defects.
• All pads are checked for quality.
• Testing of all pad seatings & key adjustments using a leak-light and feeler gauge.
• All key corks and felts are checked, and adjusted to set vent heights.
• Regulate and adjust keywork as required.
• All spring tensions checked and adjusted to create a balanced feel across the instrument.
• Test final pad seal with a Magnehelic air pressure test (FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, OBOE, BASSOON and COR ANGLIS).
• Check all joint tenons for correct fit.
• Inspect foot tenon for burrs (FLUTE AND PICCOLO).
• Tenon corks checked for cork quality and greased (CLARINET, OBOE, BASSOON and COR ANGLIS).
• Neck cork checked for cork quality and greased (SAXOPHONE).
• Check octave mechanism adjustment (SAXOPHONE)
• Play test from top to bottom.
• Case is inspected for quality, instrument fit and accessories.
• Finally, the instrument is cleaned and carefully repacked.
  
  
  

Ozwinds TECH-ASSURE™ Brass Inspection

For: TROMBONE, TRUMPET, CORNET, TENOR HORN, EUPHONIUM, TUBA and HORN

• All transit packing and ties from the manufacturer are removed.
• Thorough visual check for any plating or lacquer defects.
• All corks, slides, valve felts /rotor stops where applicable are checked for quality
• Oil and test valve / rotor operation as applicable.
• Check operation of all slides.
• All water key cork seatings checked.
• Check valve stroke and rotor alignment as applicable.
• Check provided mouthpiece fits in receiver.
• Play test from top to bottom.
• Case inspected for quality, instrument fit and accessories.
• Instrument cleaned and carefully repacked.