Oberloh Woodwind & Brass Works

Only place I go for instrument repairs right now. Dan is the best!

Fast repair/general maintenance. Got my trumpet maintained and repaired back in 2 days.

Dan Oberloh is the best repair guy in the biz. Not just locally, either. He is known throughout the wind instrument world.

I spoke with Dan on the phone and he was very helpful and spent time with me explaining things and answering all my questions. I appreciate that in any business. Thank you for your time and help.

Had my then 50 year old Reynolds cornet refurbished there 20 years ago and it came back like brand new! Dan did great work and even showed me around the shop. You can see and feel his passion for the work and are rewarded with a beautifully restored instrument under his master hands.

I had the four valves from my 54 year old Besson Sovereign sent to Oberloh's for a valve job! Air had been leaking between the valves for quite sometime: probably a couple of years. The valves were sent back to the local music store here in Pensacola (Schmidt Music) and they reassembled the valves to the horn. Took about four weeks, which was fine with me.

Although the cost was pricey it was well worth it. My Besson now plays so much better: I was ready to stop playing because my sound was terrible. Thankfully I discovered the leaky valves was the problem not as much the player. (Now I sound like a trumpet player making excuses), I highly recommend Oberloh's!

Local business repairs high end instruments and does custom work. We love visiting this little shop with its amazing array of parts. These guys have an astounding amount of skill and knowledge and we always feel we are in good hands with them.

Dan and Steve are great. Been taking my horns there for years, and have always been satisfied with the service and workmanship. Usually able to walk in and get my horns diagnosed on the spot, and they're always right on with there estimates.

Literally the best in the business. If other shops cannot or will not fix your horn, the guys here will defy even your greatest expectations. They do the jobs other people wouldn't even consider

Great shop with lots of great horns. Dan is an excellent repairman and extremely knowledgeable about brass in general. I would later learn that the horn I bought here was somewhat overpriced, but it's a great horn none the less.

Nice place, but Dan was very rude. Won't be coming back! Don't judge your customers on their age or level of playing, and treat others with kindness if you'd like to run a successful business. His cleaning prices are also incredibly overpriced.

Genius brass instrument repair. The workshop is worth a visit to see all the machines and tools. Not to mention the gallery/collection of instruments.

Oberloh overcharge like crazy. They sound like they know what they are doing but. you definitely wont get what you pay for. Look around. There are plenty of better places that are better value. Just do a quick search of instrument repair places and try the others. If you dont believe me, get some estimates and compare. We've had clarinets and saxs done here over 3-4 years and I just didnt look around at our options. We have probably overspent by well over $1000 by using Oberloh. I'm finally fed up and have found a much better place to care for our instruments.

First off, I think they MAY know what they are doing. But I came to give them as a very easy sale; Just show me what you know about your craft. So I brought my used Yamaha student model YAS-23 to them for repair to improve low register notes. After three trips and the guy who worked on my sax walking out on me as I was assembling the saxophone to test it out, my B and Bb sounded the same as I found out later in the night. OK, I got very mad but tried slowly with my 9 and 10 years old to find where the faults are.

We found out later that he Stephen did not put the tension back on as he tried to fixed the big valve at the horn earlier in the day. Enough said, I will try BELL AND REED next time. Planning to buy my $5000 saxophone and I definitely will think twice before taking it to Oberloh for anything.

There is really no other place to get great work done on your instrument, especially brass work. I was devastated when I accidentally wrecked my trumpet (the brackets were complete separated, disconnecting the leadpipe from the bell) and when I picked it up after it was with Oberloh and team, it was in better shape than when I first got it. They really went over and above what I was expecting.

In addition, they have a ton of great re-furbished classic brass there to check out and purchase if you're interested. Overall, highly recommended if you care about your instrument and how it's taken care of.

If you are looking for wind instrument repair or cleaning, these guys are at the top of their game. They have a deep level of familarity with many brass and woodwind instruments. I brought them two trombones, a tuba and a sousaphone. With just a few minutes of inspection, they were able to tell me a lot about the history of them than what I know (shows that it is a good idea to have horns inspected before puchasing them, too).

They have great advice on use of different oils, creams, etc. in daily use. I have professional class instruments, so there are not many I would entrust with cleanings, dent removal and major repair work. Once you meet and talk with these guys, you will be impressed with the quality and care your horn is about to receive. They were even building a new euphonium for a left-handed player from scratch! How nuts is that?