You direct the music.
We'll handle your instrument maintenance.
Predictable service, zero surprises, one simple price.
You didn't sign up to be a percussion repair tech. We bundle the most requested maintenance tasks into quarterly or monthly visits, so your gear is always sounding and working great. Plus you get your time back.
Trusted by directors & organizations across the country
Innovating percussion care
One-time repairs only fix things after they've already broken. With a dedicated tech on-site regularly, small issues get caught and fixed before they turn into bigger and more expensive problems, and it costs less than you'd think.
Concert Percussion Shield
Our best-selling services in one package, done quarterly throughout the year, right when you need them most.
12 hours
That's how long we'll work on your gear throughout the year, keeping your equipment performance ready year after year. What will you do with your 12 extra hours?
4 quarterly visits, timed for when you need your instruments most
- Summer: Yearly keyboard maintenancemaking sure your boards are ready for marching season
- Fall: Yearly timpani maintenanceso your drums are performing their best for auditions and seasonal concerts
- Winter: Concert tuning packagetuning your concert bass drum, snare, toms, and timpani so everything sounds its best for recordings and major performances
- Spring: Budget planning reportlogging your percussion gear and its condition so you can plan next year's repair budget
Equipment covered
Up to 5 timpani, a concert snare, a concert bass drum, up to 6 concert toms, and up to 6 keyboards.
Have more than one set of concert gear or a second band hall with equipment? Add our Extended Coverage for $900 and we'll take care of that gear as well. Even better, this saves you $1,050 on your second set!
Get Started with CPSConcert Percussion Shield Plus
You love that Concert Percussion Shield handles your yearly maintenance, but you also want someone managing those small monthly tasks too.
24 hours
If you thought getting 12 hours back was great, how about 3 full workdays? That's how long we'll spend maintaining your gear throughout the year.
All of Concert Percussion Shield's services, plus 8 monthly maintenance visits scheduled in between your quarterly visits.
Handled during your monthly visits
- Timpani: Heads cleared, pedals and tuning gauges adjusted, so your timpani are always ready to play
- Drums: All drums in your concert setup tuned so they're always sounding their best
- Keyboards: Cords checked and replaced as needed, thumb screws snugged, and vibraphone dampening systems checked
- Auxiliary: Worn cymbal straps, broken triangle clips, and castanet cord replaced as needed
- Chimes: Fraying cord replaced and the sustain pedal checked
- Cymbal Stands: Missing felts, cymbal sleeves, and wing nuts replaced
Equipment covered
Everything in Concert Percussion Shield, plus cymbal stands, triangle clips, castanets, hand crash cymbals, and chimes.
Have more than one set of concert gear or a second band hall with equipment? Add our Extended Coverage for $1,250 and we'll take care of that gear as well. Even better, this saves you $1,700 on your second set!
Get Started with CPS+Plan Comparison at a Glance
| Plan | Price | Visit frequency | Yearly savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concert Percussion Shield | $1,950 per year | 4 quarterly visits, timed for when you need your instruments most | $470 |
| Concert Percussion Shield Plus | $2,950 per year | 4 quarterly visits plus 8 monthly check-ins per year | $910 |
What we actually do when we're on-site
Both Plans, Every Season
Quarterly Visits
- Summer: keyboards restrung, resonators and bars cleaned, thumb screws tightened, and dampening systems adjusted (up to 6 boards)
- Fall: timpani heads cleared and ranges set, joints lubricated, basic cleaning, pedal and tuning gauge adjustments
- Winter: tune up and basic clean of your concert drums
- Spring: budget planning report on your gear's condition
Concert Percussion Shield Plus Only
Monthly Check-In
- Pedals: We check every concert instrument with a pedal to make sure it functions correctly
- Heads: We tune all of your concert drums so they sound their best month after month
- Cords: We replace any broken or frayed cord on your covered instruments
- Cymbal Stands: We replace any missing felt, cymbal sleeve, or wing nut
Equipment Coverage by Plan
| Equipment | CPS | CPS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Timpani (up to 5) | ||
| Concert Snare (1 drum) | ||
| Concert Toms (up to 6) | ||
| Concert Bass Drum (1 drum) | ||
| Keyboards (up to 6) | ||
| Cymbal stands | — | |
| Triangle clips | — | |
| Castanets | — | |
| Hand crash cymbals | — | |
| Chimes | — |
What a summer keyboard visit looks like
Real photos from a keyboard maintenance visit at Durham School of the Arts - the same fan lubrication, insulator replacement, and bar cleaning covered under both Concert Percussion Shield plans, up to 6 boards.
Fans, lubricated
Suspension post insulators, replaced
Adams vibraphone bars, cleaned
Keyboards restrung and ready to go
What a fall timpani visit looks like
Real photos from a yearly timpani maintenance visit at Franklinton Middle School - the same head clearing, joint lubrication, cleaning, and pedal and tuning gauge adjustments covered under both Concert Percussion Shield plans.
Concert Tuning Package
The winter visit under both Concert Percussion Shield plans - your concert bass drum, snare, toms, and timpani, tuned and ready for your next performance.
These instruments are covered.
Our Promise
If you don't feel that we've made your percussion maintenance stress meaningfully lower, we'll add an extra on-site visit at no charge to make it right. See our full guarantee on the About page.
To us, quality work is just the bare minimum.
Every shop promises quality work - we treat it as standard. What truly sets us apart is making the entire process fast, transparent, and hassle-free for busy directors.
Here's what working with us feels like:
“As a 34 year educator, I can only say THANK YOU to the staff at Bono Percussion for providing outstanding service for my district percussion program. Bono Percussion leads the way in the field of percussion care, service, and maintenance. Their faculty possess exceptionally high skillsets and their pricing is fair and equitable...BRAVO!”
Robert Medina
Fine Arts Director, Magnolia ISD
“I can't recommend Bono Percussion highly enough! In addition to the high-quality timpani head changes, Bono Percussion has also provided tutorial sessions to my students. They've taught them how to change and clear heads, and through their professionalism, empowered them to create their own brand and direction in the music world.”
Dr. Brian Zator
East Texas A&M University
“Bono Percussion brings experience of a well trained percussionist that understand the highest level of sound quality. You are getting more than just a repair. Highly recommend. Thanks for servicing our community, Bono Percussion!”
Manny Flores
Trinity High School
“Bono Percussion is absolutely AMAZING. Professional work, reasonable prices, awesome humans. Very knowledgeable and will do what it takes to get whatever percussion job you need done. Don't hesitate to hire them — they are the BEST!”
Chris Nguyen
Bridgeland High School
Built for school band programs
Concert Percussion Shield and Concert Percussion Shield Plus are available to campuses across Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin, as well as North Carolina's Triad, Triangle, and Charlotte areas. Outside those metros? Tell us where you are.
Common questions
Both plans run on an annual agreement, billed to your school or boosters through a single PO. You can pay in full or on a monthly schedule through your district.
Email us and we'll tell you what we can fix on the next visit, what needs parts, and what the realistic timeline looks like.
Not much. Once you're signed up and your visit dates are set, you open the door. We handle the rest and leave everything ready to play.
Request a Quote
Tell us about your program and we'll follow up to confirm the details.
You teach. We'll keep the gear moving.