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"Aging" polished lacquer on an old horn

I recently bought a vintage bari sax. It is in very good overall condition, except that the original owner had attached a sta…

8 years ago
by definition (963 posts)

sharp upper register

i realize that there is a little difference from upper to lower register as far as intonation goes, but my new Z is really sh…

8 years ago
by peter090 (155 posts)

Overhaul

I got an Armstrong alto that hasn't had the pads changed in 10 years, has original corking, and has various dents and areas o…

8 years ago
by SaxMan88 (318 posts)

Coltrane's/Desmond's setups

Does anyone know John Coltrane's setup? How about Paul Desmond? Some say trane used a mk 6, others say a SBA...

8 years ago
by definition (963 posts)

1914 silver plated Conn alto sax

I have inherated this wonderful sax and i was trying to restore it. is there anything that i need to know about doing so? als…

8 years ago
by teddyballgame (1 post)

Bare Brass Restoration - Fredericksburg, VA area

Does anyone know of any reputable bare brass restoration outfits in the Fredericksburg/Richmond, VA area? The helpful (sarcas…

8 years ago
by blackfrancis (396 posts)

LOW RANGE FLUTTERING

Jupiter 547-GL Sop. I get lots of flutter in the low range. Can an adjustment be made to correct this? I'm aware this is not…

8 years ago
by sax_maniac (984 posts)

Any ideas as to what could be wrong?

I got a Tenor a few months ago, its a Kolhert Student model that was made 5-6 years ago. Ever since I got it I've been having…

8 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)

Fxin' up an old C-melody case!!!

I have the original case to a 1923 c-melody and it is in B.A.D. condition. I know how I'm going to fix the outside but the in…

8 years ago
by west (242 posts)

Help!! Need a part!!

I need a low C keygaurd for a 1953 King Zephyr(its the "eyebrow" style keygaurd) If any of you know where I can get one of th…

8 years ago
by definition (963 posts)

Plugging a tone hole.

A bari at my local community college has a warped tone hole on the high E (palm key) that is preventing the horn from really…

8 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)

In need of sax tune-up in so cal area

Can anyone point me to an excellent sax repair place that can do a great tune-up job on my 14 year old Yamaha yts-52? thanks…

8 years ago
by west (242 posts)

Quality Repair Tech in Phoenix

Hi there! I've purchased a Conn 20M and would like to have it gone through by a tech. I'm new to the sax and it seems to play…

8 years ago
by closelabs (10 posts)

American University Saxophone Symposium This Saturday, March 26!

American University will be hosting a Saxophone Symposium at AU's Greenberg Theatre on Saturday, March 26. The all-day event…

8 years ago
by nhgetz (8 posts)

Mark VI Alto Needs Adjusting

I have a Selmer Mark VI alto (made in France, serial no. 193xxx) that my parents bought for me brand new in 1972. I always tr…

8 years ago
by sax_maniac (984 posts)

replacing missing keys

Hi everybody, first time poster here, but I've been a "lurker" for a couple of monthes. I have a problem with one of my saxop…

8 years ago
by bonzokat (3 posts)

Pads

Where can I go to read up and learn a bit about pads, the differences there are, the purpose of resonators, the impact of the…

8 years ago
by someguy (80 posts)

armstrong 3040 tenor sax #8xx8

is this a stencil sax? if so who made it? it tunes one note low. i think the neck is not origional i seated new pads and ligh…

8 years ago
by grumpy (1 post)

Biggest P.O.S. contest

Ay, I'm getting kinda sick of how horrible my school's instruments are. I really want to get my own but my parents are like…

8 years ago
by jaggtagg7 (40 posts)

Newest POS project......how fun!

Well, it's been months since doing my first repad on a junked-out YAS-23. nephew has that horn now, and though it still proba…

8 years ago
by johnsonfromwisconsin (767 posts)

Sticky pad on new Sax

I just got a new Selmer AS300 from a web site about two weeks ago. One pad wants to stick a little, is there a remedy for th…

8 years ago
by someguy (80 posts)

Changing Needle Springs

Does anyone know how to remove and replace the needle spring on a Conn Shooting Star Alto. Should the springs be pulled off o…

8 years ago
by sax_maniac (984 posts)

Custom Sax Setup

Hey tenor madness...I want to send my sax for the custom sax setup but was curious to know if you wouldnt mind fixing 2 minor…

8 years ago
by Rben20 (35 posts)

Repair books?

Any decent Sax repair books that you can recomend? Not that I want to start a Sax repair buisness, its nice to know the inner…

8 years ago
by frasermanx (9 posts)

Armstrong Heritage/Keilwerth Stencil alto Tuning Problem

I have a alto Armstrong Heritage saxophone that has a tuning problem. Once I have gotten my lower octave G in tune and then s…

8 years ago
by Jake (1 post)
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