Screw restoration
BeforeAfter
COMPLETE SELMER MK6 OVERHAUL
Old pads
Cleaned keys
Old cork and dirty neck
New cork
Before
After
Before
After
Rusty screws
Strip screws
Restored screw
Restored screw
Carnival surprise
Before
After
Disassembled saxophone body for cleaning, dents repair & complete springs replacement
Assembled saxophone body
New pads and resonators
Restored saxophone
SELMER MARK VI 236.XXX COMPLETE OVERHAUL
Disassembled Mark VI. Oxidized keys and old pads
Before hand polishing
After hand polishing
Before hand polishing
After hand polishing
Before hand polishing
After hand polishing
Before hand polishing
After hand polishing
Checking, Cleaning And Fixing All The Body Parts
Sax Ready For Complete Overhaul
Restored saxophone
SELMER SUPER BALANCED ACTION COMPLETE OVERHAUL
Selmer Super Balanced Action
Rusty screw
Damaged ring
Restored ring
Rusty screws
Restored screws
Restored screws
New springs
Disassembled sax
Ready for new pads, felts and corks
New pads
New resonators
All new pads are carefully checked for a perfect and precise sealing
Selmer Super Balanced Action complete overhaul
BALANCED ACTION 1946
After hand polishing and springs replacement
Before cleaning
After
Before
Before
After
Missing post
Reconstruction of the post and screw
BALANCE ACTION NECK KEY RECONSTRUCTION
The original key was lost. A ugly-looking modern one was soldered to the original Balanced Action neck
The original key was lost. An ugly-looking modern one was soldered to the original Balanced Action neck
Newly reconstructed key
Newly reconstructed key
Newly reconstructed key
Restored neck
Newly reconstructed plate with its original asymmetric posts
Restored neck
Restored neck
NEW WONDER ALTO MICROTUNER CRACK
Microtuner crack
Custom ring
Custom ring
Custom ring
Custom ring
Repaired crack
Repaired crack
Repaired crack
Restored microtuner
CONN 10M NECK RESTORATION
Neck damages & bad soldering
Neck damages & bad soldering
Damaged & useless posts
Neck damage, bad soldering and broken arm
Dirt & dents
Obstructed hole
Working on restoration
After restoration
After restoration
Bent key
Bent key
After restoration
After restoration
After restoration
After restoration
After restoration
CRITICAL DAMAGE SELMER SUPER ACTION II NECK
Critical neck damage
Critical neck damage
Critical neck damage
Critical neck damage
Key damage
Neck restoration
Neck restoration
Neck restoration
Restored neck
Neck restoration
Restored neck
Restored neck
1945 BUESCHER BIG B TENOR
1945 Buescher Big B tenor before restoration
Buescher Big B before restoration
Compromised snap on
Keys cleaned
New pads
New pads with Selmer metal resonators
Original Norton springs were exhausted and in a very bad shape
Original Norton springs were exhausted and in a very bad shape
Original Norton springs were exhausted and in a very bad shape
Original Norton springs were exhausted and in a very bad shape
Compromised Norton Springs
Compromised Norton Springs
Rebuilding Norton Springs
Newly rebuilt Norton Springs
Sax after gentle and accurate hand polishing
Newly rebuilt Norton Springs
Newly rebuilt Norton Springs
Newly rebuilt Norton Springs
Rough attempt to improve intonation
Rough attempt to improve intonation, I had to remove the internal modification to restore the saxophone tone holes
Strap ring damage
Repaired strap ring
1945 Buescher Big B tenor after restoration. Professional set up with new pads, resonators, corks, felts and springs
