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8188
Thanks Rufus & Lars Rufus: It sounds like you are doing this in a similar fashion to me. I check the back of the file & sometimes wipe it to clean off dirt so...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 6, 2009
7:10 am
8189
Hi Steve Do you mean 5 mins by hand or 5 mins using a drill? Cheers Jan...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 6, 2009
7:12 am
8190
Hi Lars ... How do you keep the file level? I am holding the disc against the hole with my left hand & turning it with the Allen key in my right hand. I only...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 6, 2009
7:17 am
8191
Stupid of me: you mesn by hand, right? 5 mins is a long time with a drill... Jan...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 6, 2009
7:52 am
8192
Hi everyone, I write from Italy. Some days ago I sent a Selmer Mark VII to the buyer in France. The horn was very good packed, but the buyer received the horn...
italocrudele
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Nov 6, 2009
8:54 am
8193
It's almost sure the tone holes were unlevel from the factory. If it's only a year old, I'd say it's definitely the reason. It's common that the short wall...
clarnibass
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Nov 6, 2009
11:39 am
8194
Barry,   I will give that a try when I hit the practice den in the morning, and will let you know what I come up with. Thank you for letting me know. I might...
Alan Pavel
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Nov 6, 2009
2:16 pm
8195
Happy Birthday Adolphe Sax! November 6, 1814 - February 4, 1894. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Adolphe_Sax.jpg/180 ...
STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
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Nov 6, 2009
3:38 pm
8196
Hi clarnibass ... Yes: I have seen this when attempting to level the cups. The rims are definitely not all the same height all the way around some of the cups...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 6, 2009
5:25 pm
8197
Hey Everett et al, Some flute manufacturers routinely use larger washers (esp. on the lower section); Yamaha for example is one of them. My personal feeling is...
Lars Kirmser
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Nov 6, 2009
6:34 pm
8198
Lars, Eric, Jan, et. al.; I use a set of discs cut from round stock steel ranginging from 2.5 inches to 11/16 inch to check for tone hole flatness.  The...
William Daleiden
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Nov 6, 2009
7:07 pm
8199
Some of you may remember (or even have in your possession) the old Erick Brand cast aluminum tone hole leveling discs. I had mine precision-leveled many years...
Lars Kirmser
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Nov 6, 2009
7:20 pm
8200
Yes, Jan, I always use sandpaper disks to finish off the tone holes. I usually do 600 and 1200 grit. I may go to the in-between and finer grades on a more...
Rufus Acosta
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Nov 6, 2009
7:27 pm
8201
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20975354/Saxophone-model-history sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc STEVE GOODSON SAXOPHONE DESIGNER TO THE STARS our products are...
STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
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Nov 6, 2009
7:33 pm
8202
Hi all, Undoubtedly, the larger the washer the better, acoustically speaking. There is a significant amount of viscous and thermal loss at the pads, both...
kymarto123@...
kymarto
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Nov 7, 2009
6:42 am
8203
... think that in my case the difference in height round the rim is not too great (of course I don't really know). Also: what do you use for this (in case I...
clarnibass
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Nov 7, 2009
11:22 am
8204
Hi clarnibass Thank you for all the detailed information. Jan...
angular.gyrus
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Nov 8, 2009
9:14 pm
8205
... If you are playing flat, wouldn't you want to push the mouthpiece further on? If so, why do you want to extend the neck? Maybe I'm missing something...
Steve Keller
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Nov 9, 2009
5:58 am
8206
Sorry, I meant to say sharp! Anyway, neck extension complete. I used low temperature silver solder and it's solid as a rock. And now my mouthpiece is nice and...
mahnkentom
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Nov 9, 2009
2:32 pm
8207
Hey,       Just recently took a trip to Dinant, Belgium,  to visit the Adolphe Sax museum only to get there and find out it was closed for good. ...
Daniel Pearson
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Nov 9, 2009
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8208
Gentlemen, I have a broken bright nickle plated lever to repair and I think it should be silver brazed for adequite strength. Someone has soldered it together...
Tom De Winter
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Nov 10, 2009
1:23 am
8209
Cut, grind and scrape all the tin based solder from the area before you hard solder. The hard solder melting point is so high that the soft solder will...
David Schottle
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Nov 10, 2009
3:36 am
8210
What you need to know is here http://saxophonetho <http://saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/> ughts.blogspot.com/ . ...
STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
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Nov 10, 2009
9:42 pm
8211
Please note that the web address that Steve gave needs to have three w's inserted after the http:// in other words: http://www.saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/ ...
Lars Kirmser
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Nov 10, 2009
11:44 pm
8212
Please note that the web address that Steve gave needs to have three w's inserted after the http:// in other words: http://www.saxophonethoughts.blogspot.com/ ...
Lars Kirmser
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Nov 11, 2009
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8213
Thanks, Lars. I think I understand saxes pretty well, but not computers. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® ... From: "Lars Kirmser"...
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saxgourmet
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Nov 11, 2009
2:23 am
8214
I would like to know the source and author of this article and something about Scribd. Feel free to drop me a direct note through the site. Whoever wrote the...
fidlershorns
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Nov 11, 2009
3:55 am
8215
I really don't know the source _____ From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fidlershorns Sent: Tuesday,...
STEVE GOODSON
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Nov 11, 2009
3:34 pm
8216
i just wanted to pay my respects to all who has served/ and is currantly serving in the U.S.A. armed forces... thankyou for my freedom,, and for all that you...
bantyrooster
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8217
Amen On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:41 PM, bantyrooster <...
John Gordon
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