Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-01-11 21:54
Here is a thought. However I am not sure if it can be done, because O'm from the hold school of repairing.
I'd talk or attempt to talk with Guy Chadash, he's hard to get a word in when you try to talk with him. However, I would be very interestested if you could take out this tube. The horn tunes sharp. So have it rebored a shade wider to to to flatten the notes and then have a rubber sleeve put in to cover the damaged wood. Guy is doing this to his barrels, rubber sleeves. So it's worth a phone call. This will also fix any warped areas and prevent anymore damage to the horn.
This is not new technology as the Buffets have the greenlines.
This is just an idea. I have no idea what he would charge, if it is worth the expense, but it should last for many years.
You can also consider a very hard epoxy. Epoxy is often confused with glue. It is not a glue. A plastic that comes in different forms of hardness. A good repairman can fill this damaged area, but it won't fix the horn playing sharp, so the repairman will have to do some undercutting of the holes which are sharp.
If this were my horn I would do this approach. Fix the damaged area with epoxy mixed with wood shavings from an old useless clarinet and then tune the horn accordingly.
I would do this first unless the damage is extensive.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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