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I recently purchased a Martin Indiana tenor from a friend. The horn is in decent shape with only two repairs needed. Two key guards are loose and that is easily fixed.
The other needed repair involves a snapped off piece of the floating lever. The only part of the lever that is missing is the joint / arm where it takes a 90 degree turn up to the neck ring. All of the articulation rods from the octave key are present and working fine. The broken off piece is missing so a simple re-solder is not possible. The upper register plays fine if you manually lift the octave key on the neck...not a long term solution
My questions: Is this an easy fix for a technician since finding a replacement part will not be easy? Can parts from other tenor saxes be adapted? Can anyone recommend a tech in the Philly area who would take on this work?
The other needed repair involves a snapped off piece of the floating lever. The only part of the lever that is missing is the joint / arm where it takes a 90 degree turn up to the neck ring. All of the articulation rods from the octave key are present and working fine. The broken off piece is missing so a simple re-solder is not possible. The upper register plays fine if you manually lift the octave key on the neck...not a long term solution
My questions: Is this an easy fix for a technician since finding a replacement part will not be easy? Can parts from other tenor saxes be adapted? Can anyone recommend a tech in the Philly area who would take on this work?