Clarinet Repair
Clarinet Repair in Calgary
Wind Instrument Proshop offers professional clarinet repair for students, advancing players and working professionals across Calgary and Alberta. Every clarinet that comes through our shop is serviced by Joshua Adam — Alberta's most certified band instrument repair technician — to a standard that most Calgary repair shops cannot match.
Clarinet Repair Experience
Clarinet repair looks simple from the outside. It is not. The difference between a clarinet that plays in tune with even response across all registers and one that fights the player at every turn is almost always in the regulation — the precise coordination of pads, keys and springs that a trained, experienced technician can achieve. A clarinet that has been repaired by an unqualified technician may play well enough to get through a lesson but will hold back a serious player in ways that are hard to diagnose without hands-on assessment.
Joshua holds credentials that place him among the most qualified clarinet repair specialists in Canada:
College Diploma in Band Instrument Repair — graduated with High Honours on the President's List from Minnesota State College Southeast, widely regarded as one of the top repair programs in North America
Backun Trained — spent time at the Backun Musical Services factory in Burnaby, BC with their instrument finishing team and a one-on-one repair session with Morrie Backun himself
Music Medic Trained — completed the Uberhaul, Key Fitting and Modifications courses at the Sax ProShop in North Carolina
Services
- Clarinet COA — Clean, Oil & Adjust
Complete disassembly, thorough cleaning of body and keywork, pad inspection and reseating, cork and felt replacement where needed, key action regulation and lubrication. The recommended annual service for any actively played clarinet. A COA addresses the gradual mechanical drift that accumulates with regular playing — sticky pads, sluggish keys, worn corks — before small problems become expensive ones.
Available for Bb, A, Eb, alto, bass and contrabass clarinet.
- Clarinet Overhaul
Complete mechanical overhaul, full repad, cork and felt replacement throughout, key fitting to eliminate wobble and slop, and regulation to the tightest possible tolerances. For clarinets that have not been serviced in years or players preparing for auditions, competitions or significant performance commitments. - Clarinet Setup & Optimization
For players who have a new clarinet that plays but does not play as well as it should. Mouthpiece fitting, barrel selection advice, key height adjustment, spring tension optimization and acoustic regulation for players who want to find out what their instrument is truly capable of. Joshua's training with Morrie Backun and the Backun factory team makes this a particularly informed service for players of Backun instruments.
Brands We Service
We service all clarinet makes and models — student, intermediate and professional. Brands we regularly work on include Buffet Crampon, Selmer, Yamaha, Backun, Royal Global, Leblanc, Vito and vintage clarinets of all types. If you are unsure whether we can service your specific instrument, contact us before booking.
Our Technician
Joshua Adam graduated with High Honours on the President's List from the Band Instrument Repair Program at Minnesota State College Southeast. He holds Straubinger certification, has trained personally with Morrie Backun, completed three specialist programs at the Music Medic Sax ProShop, and has presented on instrument repair and maintenance at the University of Calgary, the Alberta Teachers Convention and the 2026 YYC Secondary Music Education Summit. He is the most comprehensively credentialed woodwind repair technician in Alberta.
Book a Repair Appointment
Contact us to book your clarinet repair appointment or request a free estimate.
3619 61 Ave SE, Unit 240, Calgary, AB T2C 4T8
info@windinstrumentproshop.com