Joel Smith Music

[...] repad. The customer decided on Black Roo (Kangaroo Hide) pads with Gold Reso-Tone Resonators. Left Pic – Ready for disassembly Right Pic – Notice the duct tape on the Low Eb….UGH! & [...]

[...] leadpipe. In normal light it was very hard to see the split. Here’s how I fixed it:   Left Pic – Split in leadpipe…about 3 inches long Right Pic – Sheet brass patch after [...]

[...] Left Pic – Ramp and 6-wheel dolly ready to go Right Pic – Dolly in front of piano, carpet runner in [...]

[...] Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued to clamp. [...]

[...] a high spot at the rear of the tone hole Right Pic – Using a small tone hole file, I lower the high spot Left Pic – High spot gone Right Pic – Now [...]

[...] Left Pic – Crack in trumpet leadpipe Right Pic – Small piece of sheet brass cut to fabricate patch   Left Pic – Patch cut to diamond shape [...]

[...] Left Pic – Finger button broken, leaving the broken threaded part in the stem Right Pic – Holding the valve in a valve lapping block so I can drill out broken piece   Left Pic – I’ [...]

[...] Pic – Keys ready for cleaning   Left Pic – Black Roo pads with Gold Reso-Tones Right Pic – Pad Fitting almost complete   Left Pic – Assembly begins Right Pic – [...]

[...] where the shank was seized to the bowl section. Whacked it with a rawhide; wrapped it in silicone tape and tried to free it with a 2 pairs of pliers; froze it, then heated the bowl…nada….finally [...]

[...] where the shank was seized to the bowl section. Whacked it with a rawhide; wrapped it in silicone tape and tried to free it with a 2 pairs of pliers; froze it, then heated the bowl…nada….finally [...]

[...] Tenor sax came in and the palm D key rod had sheared off. This doesn’t happen often but does occasionally. [...]

[...] Tenor sax came in and the palm D key rod had sheared off. This doesn’t happen often but does occasionally. [...]

[...] Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued [...]

[...] Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued [...]

[...] 3-Piece Giardinelli Trumpet Mouthpiece where the shank was seized to the bowl section. Whacked it with a rawhide; [...]

[...] 3-Piece Giardinelli Trumpet Mouthpiece where the shank was seized to the bowl section. Whacked it with a rawhide; [...]

Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued to cl [...]

Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued to c [...]

[...] running from the metal tube inside the bore to the tenon cap Right Photo – Used a super thin super glue with a small bottle and teflon flexible tip   Left Photo – You can see the glue in [...]

[...] a crack running from the metal tube inside the bore to the tenon cap Right Photo – Used a super thin super glue with a small bottle and teflon flexible tip Left Photo – You can see the glue in and [...]

Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued to cl [...]

Repairing 3 cracks in one of our rental violins. Left Pic – 2 cracks in the top, on the lower right side Right Pic – Small cleat super-glued to c [...]

Left Photo – Hard to see, but there is a crack running from the metal tube inside the bore to the tenon cap Right Photo – Used a super thin super [...]

Left Photo – Hard to see, but there is a crack running from the metal tube inside the bore to the tenon cap Right Photo – Used a super thin super [...]