Saxophone Repair Topic: Repairing Some Typical Long Term Damage on an old Selmer Tenor, Part 2

[@rayrayray4116]

Love it. True craftsmanship. Matt you are a Wizard!

[@phooesnax]

Excellent work. I need more tools Jim

[@fraserfilms7380]

I use ball bearings that rounds out tone holes I think perfectly but if there's damage inside the tone hole that's another story. Thanks Matt. You've inspired me to buy some Dent balls

[@Buasop]

Nice patient work.

[@kenjett2434]

Just curious what is the value of an instrument like this to be worth so much time and labor restoring it? I understand a labor of love but as a buisness time is money and fine precision work as this isn't cheap to perform?

[@StohrerMusic]

This instrument in particular is worth far more than the cost to restore it, and the work represented by this particular video series increased the value by far more than the cost of the work that was done since it was done decently. However, most of my clients are not making decisions based upon market value, but rather upon what the instrument means and is worth to them.

[@kenjett2434]

@@StohrerMusic thanks that does make sense to me I have been a musician most of my life. So in reality it is both a labor of love and value depending on the instrument. Why I was curious I once had a silver Selmer tenor Saxophone that I bought new in 1975. I believe at that time I gave $1,599 for it which was alot back then. I have been away from horns along time now though still play guitar. Been thinking I would love to regain my embouchire and play again but at 61 it's a awful lot of money outlay for a Good Sax. It would also be difficult to get back what I once had but I do find that passion I once had coming back.

[@jonathankammer9078]

Would you mind posting a pic here in the comments of the dent balls you were using? I don’t have any quite like that, I think they are almost little barrels, yeah? Also, when pushing posts up as here, but when posts are past the octave Pip, as in a situation I’m in, must the octave Pip be removed?

[@StohrerMusic]

its the N57 dent ball set from ferree's. graduated dent balls like that are also available elsewhere. the farther down the body tube the dent is for the leverage method, the more pressure it will put on the fulcrum (tenon). In the video above I go about as far as you ever want to go, using about as much force as you ever want to use. I don't go past the pip with that method, and really only use it on horns with reinforced tenons for dents on the G/E upper post rib like shown or for a pushed-in octave mech post (nearby, not past the pip).

[@ceffortbailey]

Hi Matt, Have you tried that levering trick on the modern reinforced yamahas? Just curious to know if it works on those as well. Great stuff man!

[@StohrerMusic]

I have not but I assume it would!

[@moravian7]

Why not rebound?

[@StohrerMusic]

Matt V. Precision

[@moravian7]

Good answer.