After a restless night of little sleep, trying to imagine the terror and trauma felt by the people affected by Katrina, I am compelled to offer the services of...
GoodLuck and Godbless!!! Mr. Goodson (and everyone else out there). ... From: <SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com> To: <SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
If Steve has his shop on South Liberty street you should be ok as to water since that is near the Convention center we see on CNN . Try the google satellite...
Steve, Sharon and Katrina Steve's family let me know that Sharon had been able to get in touch with her family last night (Friday Sept 2nd) They are ok, but...
We were forced out yesterday by troops. We were not allowed to take ANYTHING. We have the clothes on our backs, and our dog. I'll provide more information when...
Steve, you and Sharon are welcome at our home in Alvin as long as you need. If you need me to come somewhere and get you, I will. Bob...281-804-4994 (cell) ...
Sharon and I were forcibly evacuated by troops yesterday and are now with family in Birmingham, Alabama. We were allowed to take NOTHING with us, so all we...
What do you need? Hardware? Sax? I am offshore now, but when I get home will call you... I DO have net here in my office/room. Paul ----- Original Message...
... Put a drop of key oil at the two points where the male part of the side Bb key (the one with the pad) goes into the ball, and where the male part of the...
I like to pack it with white grease. I found it does not slow the action down in the least. And it silences the key. I also do this to the side C. I use it...
How do you handle the worms that eat the pad felt. I get clarinets, as I'm sure you all do, that the pads have been eaten by the these nasty little buggers....
... I have only once in almost 30 years of repairing instruments found living bugs. They've all died or moved out of the cases by the time I've gotten the...
In the past, I have soldered the ball to the lever, drilled out the large hole where the male part of the key goes through, and wrapped the male key part with...
In other forums, it has been reported by one tech that 100% of the Keilwerth SX90R horns he has seen (10) have "serious tone hole warpage" even when the owner...
I had made a trade many years ago for a Yamaha YAS-61, one of the early pro models. The serial number was 11xx. THAT old! It would not play. I could play a few...
I did it all... heavy grease, strips of teflon tape, etc. Nothing worked for more than a few months. Then I saw Steve Goodson's Mk VI. I did what he did, I...
Thanks Jeff, Paul for suggesting the Oleg product. I will try it. The sax is back with the owner now....I glued some cassette tape in the problem area. I'll...
Caswell's Plug'n'Plate kits are excellent - I've used them for silver and gold with undetectable results. http://www.caswellplating.com At 11:43 12/09/2005,...
Cool! Thanks ... -- Way back home in the wild woods of my past I ask What becomes of a man Who leaves behind the memory of youth Instead of looking back to...
This is a routine process for persons restoring objects made of precious metals to original surface condition. Superficial scratches may be improved by buffing...
Thanks Steve, I have tried grease before but found it didn't last that long. Perhaps it depends on how bad the Bb connection is. The grease worked its' way...
I used a pen plater from Rio Grande with erratic and dissatisfying results. This is for defects in the silver plate - - I'll ignore the part of the question...
Question to anyone who has used the Caswell Plug 'n Plate product - how well is the finish restored? Can it be rubbed off very easily, etc. or is this a TRUE...
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