Tech/maintenance SHWoodwind Updates

[Stephen Howard]

Well now we don’t want you having too much fun. You could accidentally smile and place yourself completely out of character😉
I have another individual I’m considering offering the task to.
Can’t send you a PM. You box is full.

Yes those are genuine Swiss made Bergeon screwdrivers. Occasionally I still repair watches. Those have been on my bench something like 25 years. Still has all but one of the replacement tips. Don’t know where that one went don’t remember don’t care.

Have cleared out some PM space!

I have a couple of Bergeons - bought them just after I started my instrument repair training. Weren't cheap! Trouble is, they were a bit too small really and ended up only being used for flutes and clarinets.

 

[Tenor Viol]

OK I Googled those screwdrivers... £££ouch!

 

[saxyjt]

Having the right tools helps, but these are not exactly for sax repairs. I wouldn't have any use for them or only once every 5 to 10 years...

 

[PigSquealer]

Have cleared out some PM space!

I have a couple of Bergeons - bought them just after I started my instrument repair training. Weren't cheap! Trouble is, they were a bit too small really and ended up only being used for flutes and clarinets.

There’s only two sizes I use on a saxophone. The green and purple one. It’s a good size for the set screws on Conn pivots.

OK I Googled those screwdrivers... £££ouch!

Yeah the price on those has practically doubled since I purchased them.

Having the right tools helps, but these are not exactly for sax repairs. I wouldn't have any use for them or only once every 5 to 10 years...

More correct sizes and less expensive to be had elsewhere. The angle of the tip on these is very steep. Pressing hard into something like a hinge rod will only spread the end wedging into a post.

I’m very cautious using these for anything other than watch repair. I check this set before use to make sure it has not become magnetized.
like working on aircraft you don’t want anything magnetized around a watch.

 

[PigSquealer]

@Stephen Howard i’ll let you add the captions.

 

[PigSquealer]

@Stephen Howard i’ll let you add the captions.
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The Black Arts of sliver polishing

 

[Stephen Howard]

I've just uploaded a new exhibit to the Black Museum.
I really don't know what to say about this one...it's just....too awful for words.
Please try not to laugh too much....

The Black Museum - a woodwind house of horror.

An exhibition of botches, horrors, monsters and other assorted nasties

www.shwoodwind.co.uk

 

[greenstripe]

Unbelievable! Are they still friends?

 

[Colin the Bear]

😳 wow!

 

[Stephen Howard]

Unbelievable! Are they still friends?

Not, I should imagine, when my bill arrives.

 

[greenstripe]

Have they attempted to alter the Raw's original neck to fit the newly 'profiled' receiver? reminds me of the old song

"there was an old lady that swallowed a fly..."

 

[Stephen Howard]

Have they attempted to alter the Raw's original neck to fit the newly 'profiled' receiver? reminds me of the old song

"there was an old lady that swallowed a fly..."

Haven't got the original crook - but I hope not!

 

[Veggie Dave]

I've had some motorbikes that 'engineer' has worked on, too!

 

[TimboSax]

It's like that old saying my dad used to say:

"Measure twice, bodge like a maniac, call someone in."

 

[MMM]

Or could it be a case of “I’m asking for a friend”?
I honestly cannot imagine anyone with the slightest knowledge of saxophone repair doing anything as bad as that.

 

[Stephen Howard]

Or could it be a case of “I’m asking for a friend”?
I honestly cannot imagine anyone with the slightest knowledge of saxophone repair doing anything as bad as that.

No, I really don't think the client would have done this to his own horn - he just doesn't seem like that kind of guy.

 

[Stephen Howard]

Client: "You can see the rod screws peeking through the action on my horn!"
Me: "Well, that's what you get with an old horn - decades of wear and tear takes its toll."
Client: "But I only bought it this year!"
Me: "Ah..."

Yep, got another new (in May) Borgani in for a fettle - an alto this time.
Not as bad as the tenor, thankfully, but still has some very nasty 'bugs'.
Got to do a full strip-down on it and get it sorted - and will add my findings to the recent tenor review.

 

[PigSquealer]

Dark Arts are alive…..

“My Bb key is sticking “
I just wonder for how many years

 

[greenstripe]

So is the tone hole damaged now from the resonator?

 

[PigSquealer]

So is the tone hole damaged now from the resonator?

No. Plastic resonator, The Martin alto.