I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser

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I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser


Buff it out.

On Sep 5, 11:08 pm, " wrote:
I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser

is it just a scratch?

or is it a dent?

wrote:
I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser


How deep of a scratch? Post a picture?
Randy

wrote:
I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser


Well, from a jeweler's point of view, scratches are never filled with
solder, but sanded smooth, after which the metal is polished.

Heating the instrument will alter the tonality in a way that cannot be
reversed.

You might repair the scratch and destroy the instrument if you solder.

If the sax is half way decent, you're better off having a professional
deal with it.

http://www.musicmedic.com/catalog/products/ser-150.html
http://www.lowkeymusic.com/low_key_m...repair_016.htm
http://www.saxquest.com/repair.asp

and many more.

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Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com

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wrote:
I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser


Well, from a jeweler's point of view, scratches are never filled with
solder, but sanded smooth, after which the metal is polished.

Heating the instrument will alter the tonality in a way that cannot be
reversed.

You might repair the scratch and destroy the instrument if you solder.

If the sax is half way decent, you're better off having a professional
deal with it.

http://www.musicmedic.com/catalog/products/ser-150.html
http://www.lowkeymusic.com/low_key_m...repair_016.htm
http://www.saxquest.com/repair.asp

and many more.

--
Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com

How about brush-plating with brass, wet-sanding the scratch flat, and then
polishing?

Would something like the Caswell kits work?
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm They aren't cheap.

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Ed Huntress

Here is the real problem... the finish. A scratch of the garden variety is
pretty easy to fix, it is buffed out. If it is really bad it is first
sanded or filed out and then the buff is used. But once you have the
scratch out you have an area on the sax that is bare brass. It can be
buffed up to a high shine and resprayed but there are very few times it
matches the rest of the finish perfectly. Saxes very often have a gold dye
mixed in with the spray and that is really hard to match.

Best bet? Leave it alone until the whole instrument needs an overhaul, then
everything matches.

The dremmel tool with a buff takes a long time but it can come in handy.

LLBrown

" wrote in message
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I would like to repair a scratch in Brass saxophone. ? What technique
is good? Can I fill the scratch with solder and cover with gold
lacquer? I have never seen this type of repair done before .. silver
solder?? Is there another tech?

thanks

fraser