Mal 2
03-09-2008, 01:02 PM
Assuming a box of convenient size -- say an Altoids tin -- what would you stock in an emergency sax repair kit? Here are the items I've thought of:
:treble: Appropriately sized screwdrivers
:lowbd: A small, cheap folding pocketknife
:line0: Hair rubber bands (the kind with cloth over the rubber)
:space0: Cigarette papers
:line1: A small piece of sandpaper
:space1: Toothpicks (for lost point screws)
:line2: A couple inches of shrink tubing
:space2: Self-sticking felt circles
:line3: Clear mouthpiece pads -- these can be cut into strips and used in place of missing silencing corks in a pinch
:space3: A lighter
:line4: A stick of hot glue
:space4: Plastic wrap -- a pad that is cut can be removed, wrapped in plastic, and re-seated, and this usually survives the night
:line5: A keychain flashlight
:space5: A 1" key ring
:line6: Paper clips, both large and small
:bass: Stuck to the inner lid or outside of the tin, pieces of electrical tape and gaffer tape.
Why a key ring? I have found that the difference in neckstrap height between two adjacent-size instruments is usually about one inch. If I put a key ring on the strap ring of the larger horn, I don't have to keep hiking my neckstrap up and down every time I change horns, I just clasp into the key ring instead.
Why paper clips? Lots of reasons! They can be used to mark the next tune in the book if you don't have a scrap paper lying around (or it's already been turned into a set list), they can keep the pages from flying in the wind, and if bent appropriately they make good spring hooks -- or even temporary springs, if there is time to dismantle the instrument.
Anything I've forgotten? Anything redundant or unnecessary?
:treble: Appropriately sized screwdrivers
:lowbd: A small, cheap folding pocketknife
:line0: Hair rubber bands (the kind with cloth over the rubber)
:space0: Cigarette papers
:line1: A small piece of sandpaper
:space1: Toothpicks (for lost point screws)
:line2: A couple inches of shrink tubing
:space2: Self-sticking felt circles
:line3: Clear mouthpiece pads -- these can be cut into strips and used in place of missing silencing corks in a pinch
:space3: A lighter
:line4: A stick of hot glue
:space4: Plastic wrap -- a pad that is cut can be removed, wrapped in plastic, and re-seated, and this usually survives the night
:line5: A keychain flashlight
:space5: A 1" key ring
:line6: Paper clips, both large and small
:bass: Stuck to the inner lid or outside of the tin, pieces of electrical tape and gaffer tape.
Why a key ring? I have found that the difference in neckstrap height between two adjacent-size instruments is usually about one inch. If I put a key ring on the strap ring of the larger horn, I don't have to keep hiking my neckstrap up and down every time I change horns, I just clasp into the key ring instead.
Why paper clips? Lots of reasons! They can be used to mark the next tune in the book if you don't have a scrap paper lying around (or it's already been turned into a set list), they can keep the pages from flying in the wind, and if bent appropriately they make good spring hooks -- or even temporary springs, if there is time to dismantle the instrument.
Anything I've forgotten? Anything redundant or unnecessary?