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bariman1226
User ID: 9600383 Nov 22nd 7:56 PM
I own a Julius Keilwerth SX90 Black Nickel Low A Bari, and I am damn proud of it. It's beautiful and it plays like a monster.

OK, so here's my problem -

I'm playing a show recently, and after a particularly good set, I walk off the stage with my bari still on my neckstrap. A rather drunk gentleman runs into me, knocking me down into a table. There is only cosmetic damage - the lip of the bell rolled in at a pretty steep angle, which I was able to undo with my hands, however there are still 2 quarter-sized depressions in the lip. How would I go about removing these?

In the impact, the bell was also forced back into the bell brace a little. This caused the bell to buckle in a little bit, which I also fixed by simply pushing the bell back out.

To add insult to injury, though, the gentleman grabbed onto the lyre (which was conveniently in the lyre-holder) and proceeded to rip the lyre holder off in the process. At the same time, just below the lyre holder, a nickel sized depression was forced into the body. Is it possible to not only have the lyre holder reattached, but also to correct the depression in this area?

I have just recently noticed that the Low Bb and A are playing a little wonky - upon further inspection, when the Low A is played, the Low Bb pad does not close all the way, and the action on the A and Bb is sluggish and unresponsive. This leak is corrected by holding down both the Low Bb and Low A keys at the same time, but I find that highly inconvenient when attempting to do quick passages from Low A to Low C# or B. What could be the cause and solution to this problem?

bariman1226
User ID: 9600383 Dec 1st 10:48 PM
I am actually looking into a beater right now - my current front runners are some of the Conns and Kings. Thanks for all your help. I am going to take my bari to the Brass Bow and have Wayne work on it.

This may kill the christmas budget, ha.

rps
User ID: 7747523 Dec 3rd 7:04 AM
bariman1226, email me at russellps@attbi.com

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bariman1226 User ID: 9600383	Nov 22nd 7:56 PM I own a Julius Keilwerth SX90 Black Nickel Low A Bari, and I am damn proud of it. It's beautiful and it plays like a monster. OK, so here's my problem - I'm playing a show recently, and after a particularly good set, I walk off the stage with my bari still on my neckstrap. A rather drunk gentleman runs into me, knocking me down into a table. There is only cosmetic damage - the lip of the bell rolled in at a pretty steep angle, which I was able to undo with my hands, however there are still 2 quarter-sized depressions in the lip. How would I go about removing these? In the impact, the bell was also forced back into the bell brace a little. This caused the bell to buckle in a little bit, which I also fixed by simply pushing the bell back out. To add insult to injury, though, the gentleman grabbed onto the lyre (which was conveniently in the lyre-holder) and proceeded to rip the lyre holder off in the process. At the same time, just below the lyre holder, a nickel sized depression was forced into the body. Is it possible to not only have the lyre holder reattached, but also to correct the depression in this area? I have just recently noticed that the Low Bb and A are playing a little wonky - upon further inspection, when the Low A is played, the Low Bb pad does not close all the way, and the action on the A and Bb is sluggish and unresponsive. This leak is corrected by holding down both the Low Bb and Low A keys at the same time, but I find that highly inconvenient when attempting to do quick passages from Low A to Low C# or B. What could be the cause and solution to this problem?
bariman1226 User ID: 9600383	Dec 1st 10:48 PM I am actually looking into a beater right now - my current front runners are some of the Conns and Kings. Thanks for all your help. I am going to take my bari to the Brass Bow and have Wayne work on it. This may kill the christmas budget, ha.
rps User ID: 7747523	Dec 3rd 7:04 AM bariman1226, email me at russellps@attbi.com