Author: cjwright
Date: 2012-10-22 10:30
I think a lot of what JRC said can indeed be restored, but there is SOME certain silver issues that can not be restored without a master, master, master technician, i.e. one or two in the country. Namely what I'm thinking about is the hinge tubes, and some of the inner tubes that go inside the hinge tubes (Chris can fill in the terminology) particularly on the low B/Bb/Left Eb mechanism, and the C/Db/Eb mechanism. I've seen some of those wear out and require new tubes, which would have to be created by hand. As for the silver, most of it can be re-plated, and therefore restored.
There are also some other details that older instruments need attending to. Sometimes the crown of the tone hole is pitted due to the chipping of the wood, or just the shrinking of the wood, and therefore needs repair. Without repair, a good cork pad sometimes won't cover to full perfection. While most repairmen will just slap a thin coat of shellac over the top and call it good, sometimes this requires an actual insert or microscopic rebuilding of the crown, which on some instruments would require the original or near-original cutters in order to maintain the original acoustic properties.
Anyways, I just write this because there are *some* repairs that need some very specialized work, and since we're talking about old Lorees, and particularly B series was mentioned, the thought of De Lancie models came to mind.
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