sandelman
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Well, I went and picked up the sax that I was asking for ideas about earlier. I've got some questions .....like one of the large notes on the lower end.....there is a slight dent where the pad seals.
The cork came off in my mouthpiece when I pulled it off. Can I super glue it?
It looks a little rough but I actually like the look of the old faded sax's instead of the nice bright shinny ones.
This sax has a tiny tiny ding on the outter lip of the bell or opening. I don't think that's anything more than cosmetic...you?
On the bottom of the sax there is a dent.....I think the one I had when I was a kid has something similar. Probably from not paying attention and letting it hit something. I think this one is cosmetic too but if anyone has answers that may help me understand differently,,,please share.
How would I attempt to clean this sax up a bit? It has a fair amount of dust.....should I just leave it?
It's got its fair share of blemishes.
I took a small flashlight and looked inside to but really didn't notice anything that I seen as a problem except for that small dent that I mentioned in the beginning.
It looks like it could use 2-3 pads but I put some air through it and it actually sounded better that the turd for sure. ( the turd was refferenced in my first post incase you read this and are lost )
Should I use some compressed air at a distance to remove the dust?
What would be recommended to clean the dust from the pads?
As best as I could tell everything is solid and mounted well. No bent springs, nothing loose, nothing appears to be broken at all......it just looks like a youth had it and took care of it like a youth would do.
I'd like to believe that there is some life in it and that I will be able to learn on it better than the turd.
I would like to know if we can post pics anywhere on this forum? If not....is there anyone who I could send some pics to that could advise what their thoughts would be?
Oh....she wanted $300 USD. I offered $250 on the phone sight unseen and she said $275. I gave her $200 USD and took it home. I would leave a smiley but don't know if you folks would agree.....so share your thoughts please.
Sandelman
The cork came off in my mouthpiece when I pulled it off. Can I super glue it?
It looks a little rough but I actually like the look of the old faded sax's instead of the nice bright shinny ones.
This sax has a tiny tiny ding on the outter lip of the bell or opening. I don't think that's anything more than cosmetic...you?
On the bottom of the sax there is a dent.....I think the one I had when I was a kid has something similar. Probably from not paying attention and letting it hit something. I think this one is cosmetic too but if anyone has answers that may help me understand differently,,,please share.
How would I attempt to clean this sax up a bit? It has a fair amount of dust.....should I just leave it?
It's got its fair share of blemishes.
I took a small flashlight and looked inside to but really didn't notice anything that I seen as a problem except for that small dent that I mentioned in the beginning.
It looks like it could use 2-3 pads but I put some air through it and it actually sounded better that the turd for sure. ( the turd was refferenced in my first post incase you read this and are lost )
Should I use some compressed air at a distance to remove the dust?
What would be recommended to clean the dust from the pads?
As best as I could tell everything is solid and mounted well. No bent springs, nothing loose, nothing appears to be broken at all......it just looks like a youth had it and took care of it like a youth would do.
I'd like to believe that there is some life in it and that I will be able to learn on it better than the turd.
I would like to know if we can post pics anywhere on this forum? If not....is there anyone who I could send some pics to that could advise what their thoughts would be?
Oh....she wanted $300 USD. I offered $250 on the phone sight unseen and she said $275. I gave her $200 USD and took it home. I would leave a smiley but don't know if you folks would agree.....so share your thoughts please.
Sandelman