Visiting JL Woodwind Repair in NYC // VLOG

[@JulianFernandez]

Dad playing Donna Lee... Little girl impressed with the guy glueing the cases... haha, loved it.

[@bobreynolds]

+JulianFernandez totally :)

[@TLundsax]

Nobody does it better than John Leadbetter! His attention to detail is unrivaled.

[@thomasgrady3103]

Whatever John played at the end there was so killin… damn

[@oldreedguy]

Bob, I really enjoyed this Vlog. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@saxman7131]

He really gave some great tips for checking my horns regulation.

[@anonymousguy7723]

I love Perry Ritter Sax repairs ...!!! He’s located in midtown Manhattan. He starts working at a mind blowing 6:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon. And he’s not expensive, uses the best pads, and keeps great hours...!!! The best part is that it’s a one man operation, and Perry only repairs saxophones for a living. He specializes, so he knows everything there is to know about repairing them...!!

[@JS-dt1tn]

John is the real deal. The best feeling horns I've ever touched. He also does this full time. There were times where I'd go and see him at 9am, and then 8pm. He lives it, man.

[@jtdonathan]

Nice Try Perry

[@manuelvalencia9407]

I'll keep that in mind. Does he work on beginner alto sax horns? I have a YAS-23 from the 80's where some of the keys are out of alignment and needs a serious overhaul. It's never had one.

[@KevinBene]

Yes! John is an artist with repairing horns.. very cool.

[@debzfiedler6100]

Appreciate the insight into Saxophone mechanics from John Leadbetter. One of the things I'm still struggling with, is finding a trustworthy tech here in So Cal. Yikes!

[@JRM---516]

It appears John Leadbetter's playing left 'heavy-hitter Bob Reynolds' back in the dust!

[@sheskimusic]

Great blog, Bob!

[@sonholee5769]

Love the horn geekage. Also, laughed at your daughter and the foreshadowing to my future where three women (2 kids and my wife) will get glassy eyed as I talk about my saxes... :P

[@utubemiester9900]

Hey Bob, Thanks for this video. Because this I discovered John's shop and have now taken 3 horns for proper setup. The first alto he setup was previously owned by a known jazz musician which had major flaws, or should I say unorthodox setup. It came back to perfection and has been my best Mark VI alto so far. Just recently, I picked up my 47xxx SBA alto which had leaks on the lower stack and it plays flawlessly now - he actually liked the horn after thoroughly testing it. He's now working on my 38xxx silver plated SBA and can't wait what he does with it.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

I live in NYC and LOVE it! Kim Bock is also good, he is over in Long Island City which is right over the 59St Bridge from Manhattan to Queens. Great place to visit and play some serious MKVI Horns.

[@alexcazet2694]

Dude that guy John RIPS IT.

[@t.s8025]

Great Video. I also listened to your new album recently and I love it. Impressive!

[@themrtestdummy]

It's funny, I just got back from my Luthier getting my electric bass getting worked on, and I come home to see a guy doing the same thing!

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Great video Bob!

[@harshav6970]

Very well edited video.

[@ikeeichenberg9068]

I just visited here the other day. I was really impressed by his custom horns

[@oostapchuk]

It's so cool to see Jonathan. We went to Berklee at the same time. By the way, that Jerry Bergonzi's SBA sounded like a magic.

[@ymaszz]

Estoy muy agradecido por haberme topado con tus Vlogs, realmente son muy interesantes y enriquecedores para mi y para muchos de los aspirantes a saxofonistas profesionales. ¡Muchas gracias por compartir tu talento desde otra perspectiva!

[@PRich85]

Man I took repair shop class with John at UNT!!!! He was working on building its own sax then! Woooow

[@michaeldangelomusic]

I played in the 2:00 with John - what a monster player!

[@akhmetchine]

Beautiful sound and phrasing. Also, thanks for the links

[@JulioARodriguez]

Mega thumb up to this vlog Bob. Thank you!

[@bobreynolds]

+Julio A. Rodriguez thanks, Julio

[@knishknish66]

Got my first horn from Charlie Ponte Music in 1968. $300 for a beautiful Mk VI, used. Mr. Ponte one of the worlds greats. In his shop you meet folks like Pharaou, Archie Shep, Ornette, many more. He would play a horn and then bang it hard! Scared the owners to death but it would be fixed. He bent, bent, banged and more with the precision of a master. Heck of a nice man as well. G-d bless Charlie Ponte! Midtown Manhattan

[@madbeaubeau1293]

I got one of his custom horns. It's playing amazing!!

[@Robert-vp8he]

Which finish?

[@alvincornistamusic8754]

Love this! By the way what’s the background music? Really nice vibe

[@billducker7404]

Thanks Bob. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video during the so-called lockdown! It’s certainly cheered me up listening to you and you introduce me to John oh fabulous repairer and saxophone player. God bless you and your lovely family Bob! - Bill - UK

[@parker550]

Damn that sba is in super condition......in UK this would be a small fortune.....as in 15K ......where did you find it...good vlog too...boom

[@legoblox01]

The guy who mentioned that the person in Chicago might be talking about PMWoodwind. They're awesome

[@chadwilliams3136]

have you tried John's custom horns? I got one and am really satisfied with it

[@NaiduKa17]

Love your vlogs man, really helpful to me as a saxophone player and really enjoyable to watch in general! What is the horn to the bottom left of the screen at 6:18 ? Looks a lot like my Buescher.

[@BwellsTrumpetBasics]

Yeah, Leadbetter

[@ethanmoleski7391]

Love the vlogs! Do you happen to know when you're opening up your online studio for lessons again? Keep up the excellent work

[@bobreynolds]

+Ethan Moleski just did Nov 10-12

[@DineshBhadwal]

How much were the repairing costs? Thanks.

[@hhannibalobryan8157]

Just had my alto serviced by John, of course, he did a fantastic job. However, he said he was about to move for that location. Good stuff

[@jorgelopez9620]

NICE

[@michelangelo644]

DAYUM Leadbetter is monster lol

[@sonicnap223]

If you're ever in Chicago, go to JarodBufe Woodwind Repair. He's THE guy in Chicago and he's a great player too, so he knows from the repair and player perspective. www.jarodbufe.com

[@brittanyatterberry]

Shit... I need to schedule a trip to New York... what’s the address? Digits? 😩. I am going to buy a light for my horn so that I can check for leaks. You never know when you bump it or play super groovy and something wiggles loose.( hmm could I buy a light and where would I find it?🧐🤔🤔 that is the question ) Btw: baby girl is so patiently waiting on daddy to finish!😩🙌🏾❤️❤️ Adorable.

[@gunson7058]

01:51

[@mateuslopessax]

Hello Bob, i'm from Brazil and the brazilians saxophonists Loves your Channel, can u put brazilian portuguese subtitles on ur vídeos?

[@bobreynolds]

+Mateus Lopes thanks! But I have no idea how to do that. :(

[@mateuslopessax]

Its simple, the youtube do it to you, but i think that u need pay to Have.

[@mateuslopessax]

Bob Reynolds u don't meet any brazilian there?

[@mateuslopessax]

I can hear u perfectly,but 99% of the Brazilians don't know english.

[@zecastello]

Greetings from Brazil too! Nice work with the videos. I've learned a lot. Keep up with it!!

[@andrea22213]

What a cute girl.

[@jonviol]

Your saxophone is not a SBA or 'Super Balanced Action ' Selmer Tenor . It is a 'Super Action' as distinct from the previous 'Balanced Action ' .It continued being called a Super Action after 1954 when it was superceded by the Mk 6 in its various guises up to about 1976 when the new SA80 was made .It was called a super action 80 as homage to the Super Action which yours is . Dealers got confused so added the word 'balanced' to the older Super Actions to make life easy . Yours is a Super Action and calling it by its right name would be proper . Selmer never made a SBA .

[@maf9314]

Sorry but the repairman plays better

[@bobreynolds]

totally agree