Thanks, Steve.  I'll check these out.  Sax repairmen have been suggested to me previously.  It makes sense.  I just haven't talked with any of them, yet.  -Bill

At 11:24 PM 7/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:

All the pads are open - is that usual?

Perhaps Steve Stransky at Worldwide Sax (http://www.worldwidesax.com) or
Steve Goodson at Sax Gourmet (http://www.saxgourmet.com ) would take on the
project.

Steve S did my SML Bari to an exceptionaly high standard!

regards,

Steve W


----- Original Message -----
From: "billBUCKNER" <bbuckner@...>
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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: [Sarrusophone] A Sarrusophone


> Hello, all:
>
> Bill Buckner (Atlanta) here.  I have a sarrusophone I bought at an antique
> shop (barn, really) in North Carolina a couple years ago and I am very
> interested to restore it to playability.  Any leads and/or suggestions
> would be appreciated.
>
> Although tarnished, it seems to be in pretty good condition - the metal,
at
> least.  It has a few dents.  But, the keys are all in good condition and
> work rather well.  The pads are a different story - completely shot.  The
> bocal is missing.  It is 34 3/4" in length (the ruler in the photo is
18").
>
> If anybody has any recommendations for someone who could restore this
> instrument (guesstimates on the cost would help, too).
>
> Here are some photographs of the instrument in question:
>
>     http://www.sodaglaze.com/sarrusophone/
>
> Cheers,
> -Bill
>
>
> billBUCKNER
> http://billtom.home.mindspring.com/
>
> Life is too important to be taken seriously.
>                                -Oscar Wilde


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Life is too important to be taken seriously.
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