Instrument expert Pete Woods restores Ronnie Sloan's vintage saxophone to its former glory

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Paul O'Neil and his daughter Victoria from Cambridgeshire are the first to arrive at the barn. They have brought a silver tenor saxophone, which belonged to Paul's mother, Veronica O'Neil. She was a professional sax player who travelled the world performing in the 1930s and 1940s and was highly regarded in the music industry. Paul and his family treasure not only the saxophone but also its weathered leather case. Paul's parents did much of their courting sitting on the case as they prepared to wave goodbye at train stations. Victoria is also a sax player and dreams of playing her grandmother's pride and joy. They hope that musical instrument expert Pete Woods can bring the tarnished and dented treasure back to life. Pete calls on leather expert Suzie Fletcher to restore the case, and together they work miracles.
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[@kellylaliberte548]

Beautiful job! You could use that nice man's face as the dictionary illustration for "gobsmacked."

[@georgesgohier484]

Wow, wow, WOW!!!

[@rw8733]

Fantastic TV. A great series. 😊

[@furtherdefinitions1]

I was also born in 1951, and my father played a Conn like that one, and he also played the 6M alto and he gave it to me, and it's still the best sounding ax I've ever played

[@badaboehm]

Looks like a Conn 10M "Naked Lady" model. A fantastic instrument ❤

[@JiveDadson]

"Lady Face". "Naked Lady" is different.

[@maryholley2087]

Well done….🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@liannebedard5521]

That is almost beyond belief…wow!

[@karenjordan5731]

What a great story and an amazing job ❤

[@rebekkariblet4500]

Absolutely awesome 👏 job ❤

[@19sman74]

Im grinning ear to ear. Beautiful restoration!

[@latrelle1142]

I love the Sax!

[@dianecheraghi-sohi6305]

What a fantastic instrument and restoration! ❤

[@EileenGrindley-xy7gy]

Such a great group of restorers

[@iggynamaruci355]

you put it on the stand the wrong way lol

[@babiesmakinbabies]

Makes you wonder how much of an expert he is.

[@paolopiccardo7054]

Replating...you killed it

[@flatchannel1375]

totally agree. They missed the point. The patina is gone. They should have only restore the musical side of it. What a pitty.

[@chrismasters8884]

Reduced its value by 40% with the replating.