Coles Woodwinds
Music Lessons/Repairs/Supplies/Musicians in Prince George B.C.
| New dent removal tools |
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| Wednesday, 14 December 2005 | |
 We have added MDR (magnetic dent removal tools) to our repertoire.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. am very excited and pleased with the new dent tools. after practicing with them and getting used to the great power (and danger) of the magnets. A part of the shop is set aside for their use to keep them away from other metal objects.
The inside of the sax is cleaned so dirt doesn't transfer itself to the outside as a series of small bumps, then the steel ball is rolled into the sax, I catch the ball carefully at the bow part with the magnet and move the ball up and down inside the sax to iron out the dent. This is great for bari saxes in particular.
Warning
DO NOT USE
this kit near anyone with medical implants such as pacemakers or ICDs.
DO NOT USE or store this unit near recorded materials such as VHS tapes, cassettes,CDs, bank/credit cards with magnetic strips. • Use extreme care when holding the magnetic unit – anything ferrous in the vicinity may fly to the unit!
This method doesn't work for every dent you still have to use traditional methods but for certain dents they are great. I'll put up some pictures of them in action. |
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| Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 ) |
9 in D Minor, Op. 125 in conjunction with choirs from across northern B.C.
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