Kaiser Serpent Pricing
~ 07/26/2008 ~
There are several sources for expensive wooden church serpents. They are all fine instruments but represent a large investment for an instrument that for 95% of musicians will be an amusing novelty. Our niche, if you can imagine the worldwide demand for serpents large enough to have niches, is providing a quality instrument at a price that allows more people to take the serpent plunge. From piccolos to tubas, every other wind instrument has an affordable entry level. Now, because of our efforts, serpents do as well.
While we are committed to keeping the price of our serpents low, we have to cover our material costs and get a big enough return on our labor to keep our spirits up. Because of escalating shipping and material costs we expect that our prices will have to be increased sometime this year. Our serpents are made from high quality epoxy resin, fiberglass cloth, rare non-renewable species of wood, and brass. None of these materials is ever going to become less expensive.
Our current price for Church Serpents is $550.00. This price includes a wooden mouthpiece.
Often I am able to provide choices for wooden trim and mouthpieces depending on my stock. I can also provide some customization of finger hole placement. This can make the holes easier to reach depending on whether you plan to play with your left hand over or under the instrument.
Shipping is not included, typically this runs about $25 to $30 for the continental US.
We do not take deposits!
We don't want the pressure of having your money in our pockets while we are working on your instrument. If you are truly interested in purchasing, contact us and we will discuss making your serpent. When it is complete we will send you pictures of your instrument and you can pay us then.