This week in the brass lab, we've begun the daunting task of repairing trombone hand slides. It has been quite the task, straightening, aligning and removing dents from these tubes. Unfortunately, I took absolutely no pictures of it. But thankfully, I've got a few other things to show you today.
As a little distraction from the world of trombones, I took on an extra project. This cornet came in with a few dents and needed to be cleaned. The customer wanted all of the lacquer stripped and the horn refinished. So that's what I did. I tore down the instrument and chem flushed, then removed all of its dents. I had to remove the water-key bridge to get to some of them, and re-solder a few braces along the way. After that, I polished and buffed the body. After the caps and slides are done, it can be degreased and lacquered.
Another side project that I am very excited about is this trombone. This is a pre-1920's Hawkes and Son Excelsior Scncrous. It has brass inner-slide tubes with nickel-sliver stockings, a friction fit hand slide assembly, and no slide lock. The designs on the flanges and ferrules are beautiful. There has been some damage to the slide tubes, so I don't know if we will bring it up to play condition, but we should definitely be able to make it look good. I'm very excited about this one.
Finally, this week we had some visitors in the class. Our instructors are hosting a NAPBIRT Clinic this weekend for technicians and members. As a special treat, the clinicians and some other members came in to speak with us about developments in padding, working on trombone slides, and some overall guidance in moving into this career. It was a fantastic day. I would really like to thank Mike, Scott, Cris and Mark for coming in. As an awesome treat from Mark and Yamaha, he brought a box full of personalized shop aprons for us students. Thank you very much.
As a little distraction from the world of trombones, I took on an extra project. This cornet came in with a few dents and needed to be cleaned. The customer wanted all of the lacquer stripped and the horn refinished. So that's what I did. I tore down the instrument and chem flushed, then removed all of its dents. I had to remove the water-key bridge to get to some of them, and re-solder a few braces along the way. After that, I polished and buffed the body. After the caps and slides are done, it can be degreased and lacquered.
Another side project that I am very excited about is this trombone. This is a pre-1920's Hawkes and Son Excelsior Scncrous. It has brass inner-slide tubes with nickel-sliver stockings, a friction fit hand slide assembly, and no slide lock. The designs on the flanges and ferrules are beautiful. There has been some damage to the slide tubes, so I don't know if we will bring it up to play condition, but we should definitely be able to make it look good. I'm very excited about this one.
Finally, this week we had some visitors in the class. Our instructors are hosting a NAPBIRT Clinic this weekend for technicians and members. As a special treat, the clinicians and some other members came in to speak with us about developments in padding, working on trombone slides, and some overall guidance in moving into this career. It was a fantastic day. I would really like to thank Mike, Scott, Cris and Mark for coming in. As an awesome treat from Mark and Yamaha, he brought a box full of personalized shop aprons for us students. Thank you very much.
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