[silver-sax]

I recently purchased black nickel tenor. A seller packed well, but even at the good packing and SKB case two low holder from low keygards torn away. Black nickel is very capricious plate and I fear that it will be spoilt when I will solder these holders. Who are repair black nickel saxophones ? Can I solder ? (or that - glue?!).

 

[Dave dix]

place a small piece of solder under the piece and heat carefully and you should be OK
Dave

 

[Chris Peryagh]

Or coat the existing solder on the keyguard tabs with a small amount of flux, replace them exactly where they came off from (preferrably still attached to the keyguard provided that hasn't been bent too much) and heat it with a gas torch until the solder melts.

Glue of any kind is no good as a substitute for soft solder.

 

[shmuelyosef]

place a small piece of solder under the piece and heat carefully and you should be OK
Dave

To do this sort of repair, I gently sand and clean both surfaces with 600 wet-dry paper and alcohol...just cleaning the solder, make sure not to sand through the solder. I then pound some wire solder flat and thin on an anvil and use an exacto knife to cut it to the exact shape of the contact. I put it between the two pieces, wire the pieces tightly in place with steel wire and heat quickly until the instant I see the solder flow...this is sufficient. I generally heat the part, not the horn body.

 

[saxtek]

Pounding wire solder flat for this application is something I also do sometimes, but the "pounding" process can coat the surface of the flattened solder with dirt. After the solder is flat, scrape it or sand it until it shines, much as you would clean the solder remaining on the parts.

I have met some techs who save the solder "splatters" that hit the floor for use in this technique.