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So I turned up for a gig on Sunday night and as I took my tenor out of my car, the strap hook let go of the top ring (Selmer Flight case) and the horn went crashing to the ground from shoulder height.
At first glance the case looked like it had withstood the fall well with only a scuff mark on the bow section. I took the horn inside and had a look at the bow, because that's where the majority of the impact seemed to have happened and nothing! Went to play it......holy crap.......all of the left hand cluster keys were sticking. Held the horn up and had a look. The body section at the left thumb rest was BENT!!!!!!! about 5 degrees toward the bell. It is F*&%^$*&^$*ked. (Sorry, I need to vent). I am devastated.
Anyway, after calling around for a ages we managed to get a (school) YTS 23 for me to do the gig. Not really the same as my series III.
I took it to my repair man and he said he can fix it. I have doubts about whether it will ever be the same, but I trust him.
Luckily it's insured, coz the repairs are going to cost a fortune!
Thanks for listening.
Dan
At first glance the case looked like it had withstood the fall well with only a scuff mark on the bow section. I took the horn inside and had a look at the bow, because that's where the majority of the impact seemed to have happened and nothing! Went to play it......holy crap.......all of the left hand cluster keys were sticking. Held the horn up and had a look. The body section at the left thumb rest was BENT!!!!!!! about 5 degrees toward the bell. It is F*&%^$*&^$*ked. (Sorry, I need to vent). I am devastated.
Anyway, after calling around for a ages we managed to get a (school) YTS 23 for me to do the gig. Not really the same as my series III.
I took it to my repair man and he said he can fix it. I have doubts about whether it will ever be the same, but I trust him.
Luckily it's insured, coz the repairs are going to cost a fortune!
Thanks for listening.
Dan