This kit is designed for band directors and ensemble leaders who need to keep a variety of rotary valve instruments, from trombones to trumpets, in good operating condition. Everything you need to get started on simple repairs, so you spend less time dropping instruments off at the repair shop.

• A rawhide mallet for reinstalling top bearing plates and removing stuck bells and mouthpieces
• A metal rod for removing rotors
• A variety of rotor bumpers for rotary valves
• A utility knife for trimming rotor bumpers to size
• A double-headed screwdriver with a flathead and Philips head for replacing rotor string and inserting rotor bumpers
• 12 pieces of rotor string for rotary valves
• An ABS dowel for reinstalling top bearing plates
• 2′ of steel wire for fishing out foreign objects
• Lubricants for valves, rotors, bearings, linkages, and slides
• A convenient vinyl carry pouch

Most new instruments and accessories over $25 are eligible for free shipping to the continental US.

Sheet music, tubas, and pre-owned instruments are excluded from free shipping.

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Most products have a 30-day return policy that starts on the day the customer receives the item (15 days for pre-owned instruments). The customer is responsible for the cost of initial and return shipping. There will be a $5 cleaning fee for returned mouthpieces and a $50 cleaning fee for returned instruments.

Some product categories are ineligible for return, which include special orders, sheet music, consumables such as lubricants or cleaning snakes, and personal items such as clothing or face masks.

For non-US customers, shipping, taxes, duties, and customs fees are non-refundable. In addition, if Houghton Horns is charged any taxes, custom fees, or duties for the return for any reason, these will be deducted from the refund as well.

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Any product labelled "Special Order" is a final sale, no refunds or exchanges. Likewise, any product that has been customized at the customer's request can no longer be returned.

Click here for more information on special orders. If you want it, we will try our best to get it to you!