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Author: Gary
Date: 2001-01-03 20:00
My son recently received an old Buffet R13 from his music teacher. The horn plays beautifully, but we can't help but notice that a previous owner scratched their initials into the wood. Question...is there any way to permanently cover this unsightly mess? The letters are about 1" x 4".
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-01-03 21:18
This is the sort of thing a qualified repair shop is best set to handle.
If you intend to Do It Yourself;
Home Depot or a wood workers supply should sell a crayon of similar color.
It may not completely fill the scratch, but should help to cover.
The surface must be cleaned with denatured alcohol or nail polish remover.
One caution, don't apply any heat when filling cracks like this.
anji
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-01-03 21:26
(probably) Yes, but the cost to do it right might be (somewhat) expensive. Without seeing the actual scratch marks, all one can do is guess about what this horn looks like in its present state. You haven't given us a serial number so there is no way to date this Buffet R-13. Age would give us a better idea of value. Value would lead to opinions on how worthwhile it might be to put (more) money into this horn. Is this horn coming up on the need for an overhaul? IMO, a good time to repair a clarinet's woodwork is during an overhaul.
My initial reaction is that when wood is scratched a lighter color (white/yellow) appears. If it were my horn, I would first look into attempting to darken the scratch marks. I have done this before with a black touchup paint to a clarinet's bell; not beautiful, yet it was acceptible. I would seek the assistance of a repair professional. best of luck. mw
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Author: Gary
Date: 2001-01-03 22:18
The R13 is a mid 1950s vintage according to the files at the Buffet site. The etchings are about 45 degrees clockwise of the keys and located on the upper tube.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-01-03 23:22
Gary,
I use grandilla wood chips, Loctite 380, and a little patience to fill scratches. Feree's sell a pigment that mixes with denatured alcohol that can be applied, but I've never used the product so I can't really tell you how it works. It is their item #G22 "Black Pigment Stain". If you want to try and do it yourself, is do as Mark suggests and darkent the area a litte and just fill in with a cyanoacrylate. I have a hobby shop nearby that sells it in different setting times. I would use a gap filling cyanoacrylate that sets in 5-15 seconds. Let it set and remove excess. You can apply layers until the scratches are filled. You can also get a dark shellac stick and mix it with grenadilla wood dust. The dust you can get from Ferree's (#H75B in their catalogue), the stick you can get from M.L. Campbell Co, 2909 Chyrsler Rd, Kansas City, Kansas 66115. Ask for the #47 Tuffy Patch Stick. I use this method when filling holes after pinning cracks.
Later,
John
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Author: Chris Hill
Date: 2001-01-04 14:15
It shouldn't be expensive to have a professional repair person fix it. Where do you live? I would imagine that someone on this list either knows someone who can do this, or is someone who can (such as John.) You can then have the initials removed without any damage to the horn.
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