Hello gurus Which horns do or do not have screw adjusters on the key rods? My Yamaha has them on both stacks but my LA SAX doesn't ... thanks Fraser...
Adults play student model horns. Yamaha has some good horns. I like Selmer Mark VI myself, but Yamaha is good. Paul, whoever this nutjob was....it doesn't...
Those screws are a different thread and head style than current production ... From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com]...
Have you tried Kraus Music? I think they manufacture parts for vintage instruments. ... From: womrep To: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August...
A 351A is a Mrk 6 screw ... From: Ian White To: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:35 PM Subject: [SaxophoneRepair] RE: Cigar...
There are a class of glues usually sold in craft shops. The manufacturer tells me they are "SBR Adhesives", that is, Styrene Butadyene Rubber Adhesive. There...
I assume you are talking of the stack adjustment screws. SML, some very early Mk VI, Yamaha student, intermediate, -61 and -62 pro models, but surprisingly,...
I was not knocking the horn... but how are students supposed to learn to play if the entire sax does not function as it should? A Yamaha student model, with a...
Ed Kraus said he would start making them if I sent him samples. I guess I better send them to him! -Jeff www.hornimprovement.com Quality Instruments and...
I agree. The sax should be 100 percent functional. A horn should be something a kid grows into. I'm 28, and I've been playing my Mark VI since I was 12. I had...
... There were some Conn saxes in the 40s/early-50s which had adjusting devices which screwed through the bar, same as the ones Paul listed, but to turn them...
Just for clarification, the early Mark VI adjuster screws are really for lost motion, rather that regulating, but they come in handy , too. Also equipped with...
Wow I can see that I have hit a nerve here with the screws! Yes I would like to put these screws on all my saxes! Diameter of drill, screw, thread tap about...
... No, very few models do, and they're all older models in my experience, unless they have been added to the very latest, which I haven't had the pleasure of...
Does anyone out ther have a late-model (circa 200XXX) MarkVI alto with high F# for sale? I have a client looking for one. I have five of them in stock without...
... It doesn't take that long to machine the screw holes into the connecting bar, and the amount of time saved on the final adjustment I'm sure makes the added...
In my Gemeinhardt, a friend of mine who is also a tech made me some nylon adjustors that are slightly oversized and they don't come loose anymore. You do have...
The trouble with most screw adjusters is that they are too small for the player to use easily and quickly in an emergency. I've often installed oversized ones...
A small dab of blue Loctite will stop screws from vibrating loose. Many manufacturers send their replacement pivot screws out ( both headless and Yamaha62...
I often use Teflon tape........ ... From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of morgan witthoft Sent: Sunday,...
Jey Clark, owner of Saxology in Berkley, Ca, passed away last night after suffering a massive stroke on Sunday. I have no other details at this time, but the...
Jey approached the world, people, and his work with a grace that brought out the best in everyone around him. Here's my guess: From his point of view, all he...
Any suggestions on getting them out of necks? I'm talking about the REAL small ones. "The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic ...
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