Fleming Instrument Repair

I had a broken valve guide on a low brass instrument. They fixed it on a short turnaround and also greased my slides, oiled my valves, and cleaned by mouthpieces as a cherry on top. My experience was that this is a great local business!

Granted I’ve only got a minor adjustment done.
Was visiting Houston and had to perform that day. Some felts came loose on my tenor saxophone, and wanted to tweak for any minor leaks.
I’ve had the lower stack keys on the sax adjusted multiple times, by well-​known techs, and never quite played right. These guys fixed it on the spot, and I must say it plays perfect! Plus they charged very little. If I were local this would be where I’d take my horn.

Disclaimer: have so far only had minor repairs here, not yet familiar with their work in terms of restoration, overhauls, etc.
I’m pretty new to Texas, just arrived in Houston at the end of summer 2010. Coming from Los Angeles, I’ve dealt with a good number of instrument shops, from shitty to great. First off, lemme state that Fleming is a decently small operation (not a chain like Guitar Center) and therefore when you go in, you are often working directly with the owner or at least someone emotionally invested in the business.
The first time I walked into the shop was during my lunch hour on a monday. My trumpet’s (normal bach strad) spit valve someone popped loose on one side of the coil. I handed it to the kid working at the front, he took it into the back, and returned 5 – 10 mins later with a new spring-​coil-​thingy installed. I asked him how much i owed, he said don’t worry about it. That shit doesn’t happen everywhere…