Marching percussion repair.
The whole battery, tuned and ready for every performance.
Marching snares, tenors, and bass drums: head changes, tuning across the line, snare-bed and strainer work, and hardware repair. The Drumline Head Change and Tuning Packages cover the whole battery in one visit, and we book it around your performance schedule so the line is right when it counts.
Trusted by directors and programs across Texas and North Carolina
Tuned and ready for every performance
A drumline that speaks as one line takes fresh heads and even tuning across the battery. We do the whole line in one visit and book it around your schedule: football games, parades, and contest.
“I've since had him do work on all of my marching percussion. I couldn't be more pleased with his work!”
Brian Tychinski
The whole battery
“Rich was quick to respond, incredibly informative, and was able to schedule an appointment to tune and clean some of our equipment with short notice.”
Cameron Garris
Short notice
“He makes sure the equipment is in top working condition and is very reasonable on pricing for a school band budget.”
Mark Cashin
School budget
A 30-day guarantee
If a head is not seated right or the line is not holding tune within 30 days, we come back and fix it for free.
Booked around your season
July and August are when most schools swap their heads for the new season, and they are our busiest weeks. Some programs come back for a second change mid-season. Tell us your schedule and we work back from it.
Marching snares, tenors, and bass drums
One drum or the full battery, the same team handles it. Open a section below for the detail.
| Instrument | What we cover |
|---|---|
| Marching snares | Heads top and bottom, the snare bed and gut or cable, the strainer, and tuning across the line so the battery speaks as one. |
| Tenors | Heads and tuning for the full set, spacer and shell-mount hardware, and rattles between drums tracked down. |
| Marching bass drums | Heads front and back, claws and lugs, and tuning the set in intervals so the pitches are clean. |
| Hardware | Tension rods, lugs, T-handles, and claw hooks replaced so nothing strips or slips on the field. |
For concert bass, snare, and toms, see concert percussion repair. For a single drum-set or general head change, see drum head replacement.
- You tell us the make and model of your battery, what you are looking to get done, and your performance date.
- We confirm the package or send a clear estimate before anything is scheduled.
- We source the heads and parts and bring them on the truck, or fit the heads you have already bought.
- A technician works through the line on site: heads, tuning, and hardware.
- The battery is checked together, tuned as a line, and left ready for rehearsal.
- You are covered by the 30-day guarantee.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Drumline Head Change Package (5 snares, 3 tenors, 5 basses) | $685 |
| Drumline Tuning Package | $585 |
| Marching snare head change | $55 |
| Marching tenor head change | $75 |
| Marching bass drum head change | $65 |
| Hardware repair | Quoted after we see it |
Nothing starts until you have approved the plan and the price. The full itemized price list is on the repairs and services page.
A few we're proud of
A whole drumline in for fresh heads
Five basses, the tenors, and the snare line came in over the summer for new heads before the season. Every drum stripped down, the old heads off, the hardware cleaned and laid out in order, fresh heads fitted, and the line tuned together. The basses and the tenors, before and after, below.
Timpani first, then the whole marching program
One director brought us in for two sets of timpani, one of them old and needing real work. That went well enough that he has since had us service all of his marching percussion. His words: “I couldn't be more pleased with his work.”
The July-and-August drumline package
The job we do most in July and August is a whole battery at once: five snares, three tenors, and five basses, fresh heads fitted and the line tuned together. It is when most schools swap their heads for the new season, and some come back for another change in October.
Common questions
The Drumline Head Change Package is $685 and covers 5 snares, 3 tenors, and 5 basses. The Drumline Tuning Package is $585. On their own: a marching snare head change is $55, a tenor head change is $75, and a marching bass head change is $65. Hardware repair is quoted after we see it. You get one clear price before we start.
Yes. July and August are when most schools change their heads for the new season, and it is the busiest job on our calendar. The Drumline Head Change Package fits fresh heads to the whole battery in one visit, tuned as a line, booked around your schedule. Some programs come back for a second change mid-season.
The Head Change Package puts new heads on the whole battery and tunes them. The Tuning Package tunes and dials in the drums you already have, without new heads. If your heads are still good, the Tuning Package is the one you want.
Yes. We can order the heads for your line, or fit the ones you have already bought. Either way you get one clear price before we start.
Yes. Everything on this page is done on site at your school or rehearsal lot. We bring the heads and parts on the truck and finish in one visit.
A technician lives in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte. Outside those metros we still travel for the right job. Tell us where you are and we will let you know.
Where we work
A technician lives in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte, and comes to your school or rehearsal lot. Outside those metros we still travel for the right job. Tell us where you are.
For the rest of the section, see percussion and drum repair.
Tell us what you've got
Send the battery and your performance date and we'll come back with a clear price, or confirm a drumline package, before any work starts. You're covered by our 30-day guarantee.