 Time permitting we are putting up basic descriptions of some of the procedures used to repair your instruments. In future I would like to post some more detailed directions for some simple emergency repairs that you could do at home Note: this is not a how to do it manual, details have been left out or over simplified. This is just so you understand the basic process. Making a mistake during any part of these procedures or using the wrong tools will most likely destroy the instrument!
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New dent removal tools |
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
We can now do some fast dent removal that previously would have involved taking the sax apart.
this is great for tenor and Bari saxes in particular. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Cork pads on clarinet |
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Friday, 05 August 2005 |
The A in particular does not play as one would expect however, response tuning and tone are poor.
These are usually very good clarinets. A quick check reveals that the pads do not cover, they are skin pads which have warped over time.
I am going to repad the top joint w... |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 April 2008 )
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Tone hole Repair |
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Thursday, 14 October 2004 |
We can replace broken tone holes |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Bent Flute |
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Wednesday, 13 October 2004 |
Uh........ Dad I think I sat on my Flute! |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Crack Repair |
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Tuesday, 12 October 2004 |
Having lived and played in a Northern city for close to 20 years I have become a minor expert on cracked woodwinds. Not only is it cold and dry but we often have to play in drafty or cold halls a sure recipe for woodwind cracks. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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9 in D Minor, Op. 125 in conjunction with choirs from across northern B.C.
