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Bought my yas about ten years ago used off eBay with its original pads. Brought it to bill singer at the time who said it was in pretty good shape, he worked on it a bit at the time. over the last 10 years I’ve kinda been an out to lunch saxophone owner. I would play it 1-2 a week with friends...

I’m looking to professionally overhaul a conn 6 m. I’ve played 2 conn 6ms before, wasn’t quite drawn to them, but I’m told conns, specifically with reso pads, unveil a conn’s true potential. I’m greatly curious as I always loved Conn sound but never could achieve it. I’m looking for the 6M with...

So I bought a YAS 61 alto sax in 1975, haven't played it for a very long time, took pictures to sell it and 2 key buttons are missing. How the heck does that happen? I should have it overhauled but prefer to discount to a new owner so they can overhaul. I am open to any comments or advice...

Some months ago I made my first attempt at an overhaul of a silver-plated Ida Maria Grassi, Export model from 1974 that I won on eBay. The overhaul included: - washing and polishing of th ebody and keys; - replating lost silver-plate with an electroplating brush; - tonehole leveling; - repad...

Hi, I am a new member to this forum. I've always loved the saxophone and recently bought a Continental Colonial at auction for $70. I know very little about saxophones, but I am fairly certain the pads have never been replaced. There is mold around the tone holes and a dent in the bottom. I'm...

I'm going to have my Super-20 tenor overhauled soon. What type of pads are considered the best these days? Not interested in saving a few bucks, I want these to last a long time with minimum adjustment. As a starting point, I generally like harder pads and I have reso-tech domed metal...

Hi everyone, I am going to cut to the chase. I recently purchased an antique Buescher C Melody Stencil which I am going to overhaul by myself. I believe it is nearly identical to the True Tone (I will try to attach some images that lead me to believe this), but I have had trouble finding a lot...

Spanishfly's now deleted thread about visiting Emilio Lyons alerted me to the fact that he is doing repairs from his house. Well...my parents live a mile down the street from Emilio, so when I visited them in August, I brought along my pearl gold Borgani alto and dropped in on Emilio. He...

Hello everyone, No I don't expect to become a real tech overnight ;). The scoop is that I have an alto from around 1910 that really needs an overhaul to be usable. It was my grandfathers and I want it to work again, but to get it worked on is $400, which is not money I can put forth (as an...

My main horn is a 1932 Selmer Super Sax (Serial #17xxx). I struggle to play in tune and use a lot of alternate fingerings and embouchure adjustments, and even then I have trouble keeping in consistent tune across all registers. I had it repadded and adjusted (about a $300-400 job) a few...

Greetings all! So I'm about to have an overhaul. Wondering if anyone can speak to their experience with the standard vinyl Yamaha stock resonators vs. a 3rd party metal or vinyl resonator that made an appreciable positive difference in tone or response. I know this is all completely...

So here we have my new Alto... A New Super Dearman which cost me £100 (plus £20 for postage) which i will be restoring, so i thought I would start my first ever thread on SOTW for you guys to have a look at all the goings on :) I am a novice at this and have never stripped a sax before... I...

I recently purchased a Conn 10m, (serial number 270, XXX) and it's in need of some repairs, probably an overhaul. Also I'm pretty sure it's been relaquered, so I'm not sure what damage that did or did not do. Anyway I need to find a repairman or place to have it repaired. I live in Southern...

Sax techs will shake their heads in utter dismay but here goes: I've picked up a ratty ultra-cheap tenor as a project horn (more here about it: http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?221219-quot-Super-Swallow-quot-Asian-Tenor-YTS-61-fake ) It played top to bottom with lots of effort...

Hey! I'm overhauling my horn this summer, a Selmer SA80 bari, but I'm not quite sure what pads or resonators to ask for. I'm planning on getting my horn overhauled by Tenor Madness, and they ask to be told what I want. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! -Glynn

Hey folks, I bought a Cleveland Super 20 Bari (400k) recently, which needs an overhaul. What pads and especially resos do you recommend? Those baris are not very common especially in my area, so local repairmen aren`t experienced with them. Right now small flat metal resos are installed- don`t...

I have just purchased on Craigslist a Pan American saxophone with the serial number 155211. This saxophone is in need of a full repad as it seems that all pads are original to the saxophone. This horn plays well yet is externally in very poor condition. Is it worth it just to have a repad or a...