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.