I do apologize to all for any of my remarks which were upsetting or inappropriate. I was willing to drop this long ago, but I remember a post where someone...
It was an interesting discussion, and worthy of future consideration, although it did start to generate more heat than light at a certain point. Being an...
Karsten: I'm not aware of any other repair groups...there is a private one on Delphi group that is a bunch of NAPBIRT guys (including their resident saxophone ...
.. as well as being M240 and 50cal gunner whenever we go out on road convoys. I'll be wearing a few different hats.. :-) Yikes, don't forget your titanium sax...
This is a thank you note to the group for all the help, directly & indirectly I've received from you. Could be a little boasting as well :) Also, I have a...
Tom: The D2 and C2 are often problematic on the older bass saxes, which were FAR from perfect instruments. Try adding the D palm key to the regular D fingering...
I don't recall if I saw it here or elsewhere - a suggestion for an emergency pad repair - stretch a piece of polyethylene film or "saran wrap" over the key and...
Dear Barry, Thanks for the tip - hopefully, I won't ever have to use it. :-) My largest concern right now is the effect that the fine sand is going to have on...
I've used the Saran Wrap trick on a few student clarinets and flutes. It may not make a perfect seal, but it most cases, it does work well enough to get...
Condoms work on sax pads in an emergency _____ From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barry Isaac Levine ...
I thought that went without saying....... _____ From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Danny Wilson Sent:...
"The only, on occasion, "glitch" is the 2nd line D. It wants to "crack" once in a while. Funny, 'cause that's the same note that wants to "crack" on my bari...
It's funny, for some reason the D bobble only bothers on Bb horns, Tenor and Bass, though never Sop. In each case you must actually 'back off' a tad, both in...
the root of the problem is usually the location of the octave pips. Two pips are just not enough to adequately control twelve semi-tones. The problem is worse...
This is great.I am still laughing thinking about whipping out a condom at a Presidents Club gig to fix a pad.Man I bet that would liven up the party! ... From:...
Which begs the question - how many (power) pips will there be on the SaxGourmet bass? Copper-plated bass with your pads and a monster mpc - now that would be...
My experience of field repairs is varied and mostly from my days as Instrument manager in college with the UC Davis marching band. One on-the-fly repair I made...
I don't see a Saxgourmet bass as happening........we looked at doing one when I was at Orpheus, but the tooling costs vs. the market size numbers clearly...
I was trying to think of the last time I ordered a key from a manufacturer....I think it was 1995...other than pads etc., are parts a real consideration? I...
I do from time to time - but, then again, I don't have the facilities or equipment to fabricate them myself. Maybe sometime in the future.. Sincerely, Karsten...
All depends on the market one serves. I used to work at a store with probably 1500 rentals out - we stocked clarinet bottom side keys for the brands we rented...
I agree with you.....I usually have a few key guards around since sometimes it's hard to make them pretty again....I also keep our proprietary pearls and...
Hello, I have a question about dent repair. I just received a Buffet tenor sax in the mail with a fairly sizeable dent to the body tube at the RH thumb rest. I...
There are several ways to do this common repair: You can insert a thin rod through the top of the horn and rebound the dent out, risking creating a nice stripe...
always practice safe sax. ... From: John Hill <marge2sons@...> Subject: RE: [SaxophoneRepair] Request for help To: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Dear Folks, I want to thank everyone for the good info - I really appreciate. I'm sure it will prove to be invaluable when the need arises. Thanks again! ...
... George, I must have went to the wrong college. What kind of gig do you get to ski and play sax on??? Are you sure it was not for an episode of America's...
I have been reading, and I agree that screws, and parts for student horns and brasswinds are the most popular parts needed. It is not cost effective for me to...
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