Having large hands and a good inch of epoxy on my alto palm keys, I thought about adjustable palm keys awhile ago - I don't like the Keilwerth setup - it...
I'm looking at the right hand keyfoot adjustment screws on a 1954 mark VI alto. First question: Were they on every mark VI alto? I don't recall. Second, it...
I think those were used up to about serial number 60,000 or so..they're a holdover from the SBA series..I think it's a pretty good idea...you can keep the...
... Is this going to have the forward pointing saxello type bell? I'm still messing around with a sax stand idea for the SG soprano. So far it looks a little...
I have to resolder a couple of tone holes on a Buescher True Tone; the leak light reveals an obvious need. Does anyone have a favorite choice of solder for...
I have only used the 70-30 solder for soldering tone holes. I suspect that the 'low-temp silver solders' might be more difficult to get a nice clean a join....
Hi Lars....I have found that the only suitable flux for the very low melting point solders is diluted phosphoric acid....there are some commercial fluxes over...
Thank you Nik for responding, There exist so many solders, and so many different conflicting terms and references to solders, I often get confused when...
Lars, and Nik, I ended up soldering one tone hole with my 63/37 tin/lead and the other with my newly arrived 96/04 tin/silver which flows at 430 degrees. No...
Anyone ever try cleaning the tone hole where the leak is and useing super glue to stop leak? I think I sax this tip somewhere but never tried it. Happy Easter...
No, but clear silicone sealant works pretty well. Bill Hausmann If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD! ... From: John Hill...
I tend to stay away from cyanoacrylates (super glues) and epoxy in this situation, as they completely sabotage (contaminate) the surface for the eventual use...
I completely agree with you on that one Lars.It is very difficult to remove and equally hard to see whether it has been completely removed.The little...
... No. Superglue is brittle. However I have used a product called Seal All. It is commonly found in hardware and automotive stores. It is thin, like...
Thanks Steve, for forwarding this - lots of useful information. I'd seen the Berler paper, and have the Teal and Ray Reed books - but the author's concise...
The information Barry references is some things I offered to members of another group...I've got an excellent academic paper on reed adjustment and the most...
Seal All is great stuff. I used it to repair a cracked plastic lawn mower gas tank. It was not even necessary to clean the gasoline off first. The repair...
The most consistent of the tenors for producing the harmonic G this way is the 1973 MK VI the note is pretty much guaranteed. The 1960 MK VI,is fairly...
Actually the best tenor for this note is a Buescher Series 1 aristocrat. The Martin Magna tenor is also better than any Selmer I have owned or played, it is...
The problem is often the adjustment of the opening of the key...if the G is hesitant to speak, adjust the key so the pad opens less..this usually corrects the...
Does anyone know where I can get more supplies of the material that comes with the proprietary dry lubricant "Charley's gig dust" - I find that with fixing all...
... As has been noted here and elsewhere in other sax fora, a dollar bill is a good tool for cleaning a sticky pad. (Could this be a federal crime, if all ...
my preferred method for sticking pads is to clean them with a damp Q-tip, and, usually more important, thoroughly clean the tone chimney. Of course, on Mark...
Currency certainly works, particularly fresh bills, but I'll tell you, if you will get some 1500 grit emery paper and cut it into one inch wide strips you will...
I'm looking for nominations for your favorite tool or for money best spent on a tool. For example, I replaced my stainless slide caliper with an 8" digital one...
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