I love the keys! I still find that Cold Strip is MUCH quicker. After Cold Strip I dip in chromic acid and then rub down the body with 000000 steel wool soaked...
Nice Job! I too needed to post-dip polish the body and keys on the two horns I have zepped to this point. I used MAAS metal polish and alot of elbow grease. I...
Curt, I agree with most of what you said and with modern horns that have the adjustable Bb bridge with the little sliding cylinder, this is fine...you can just...
I posted this long ago on the SOTW forum: In order to strip the body, you need to remove all the keywork. If you want to strip the keywork as well as the body,...
Sjrosner, you don't accually think anyone leaves the keys, cork, pads and felt on the horn while in the dip do you??? ... you ... all ... lacquer ... AND ... ...
According to the product description <<won't leave a residue like some other polishes. >> That sounds especially good for surface prep before lacquering, but ...
About three or four years ago, I had a horn brought to me for repair...it looked bad...rusty springs, pads cracked and bleeding, etc. Turns out the guy had...
Jeff, When I need to, I move the contact on the Bb lever by soldering a sliding mechanism on, soldering on a set screw closer to one of the fulcrums, or by...
Our longtime friend and inventor of the legendary Gig Dust and Crud Patch line of products Charlie Andrews passed away this morning after a long bout with...
I am sorry to hear about Chralie's passing. Like many in the saxophone community I found him to be a great resource and the place to purchase fibracells as...
Hi I've got a 1932 Selmer 'Cigar Cutter' alto in for overhaul. What pads would be appropriate for an original look? There is a right mixture of styles that...
Kelltone (your mouthpiece) is a new one on me. Regardless of what was the original, I would not use plain pads. Some sort of resonator would be a big...
Curt, Do you have a picture of one of the soldered-on set-screws? jeff ... set well. ... result ... look to ... saxophone play ... first. ... this is a ... to...
Hey guys, I just returned from the NAPBIRT convention in scenic Danvers, MA; and I must say that it was a great pleasure to finally meet some of you guys. The...
I too had a wonderful time at the NAPBIRT convention... learned a lot and met some cool people. Jamie, it was great to talk with you at the convention! Let's...
On the old (Chu / Ladyface) conn 12M baritones, the right hand regulation is a little funny. When you push down F or E, it of course closes the F# key along...
You're going to have to bend the bar (carefully!) to get the regulation right. Forget trying to adjust it with cork, it will compress over time. Replace the...
Yes, what tools would be the basic for key bending? And proper procedures too? Thanks. That is very interesting ,the thing about sax factories. Tots ... From:...
Here's a short list, that I think of as minimum: Ferree key bending "flags" (I don't remember what they actually call them) Ferree key bending levers J L Smith...
Hey all. Just bought a "The Kohlert 57" alto - serial 350xx, "made in Germany," has rolled toneholes. The pads on it are old (original?) and have a ring like...
... I've seen those pads and they're basically the same as the Conn reso-pads. I've just replaced them with more modern sax pads, without those silly rings,...
Found some pads buried in the depths of the supply cabinet. The place was pretty disorganized when I got here, someone probably just kept ordering stuff they...
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