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RE: Overhauls

Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-04-03 06:48

I have a Selmer serie 3 soprano sax, and just like you I brought it to a well known Sax repair shop(even American Jazzmen come here only to repair their horns before making recording in US paying flight fee). The soprano repair man said:"The pads were not adjusted properly when it was sold. Come here and see this lieakage(he showed it using very bright leak light). (They are cleary leaking and even I knew pad by pad basis repair is impossible. Keywork/pads oveall adjustments seemed necessary. ) At our store we make it a rule to disassemble everything and adjust pads/keys and sell them. You bought at different shops. Selmer is good, but workmanship is becoming worse. Needs adjustment definitely before selling. So, if you like to make it perfect, I recommend you to overhaul it. I am not saying this to earn money." I asked my soprano overhauled and it came as perfect: the man's boast was a good one.

May better to listen to what that WELL known repair man says.IMHO.

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