Members sunburstbasser Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 As my lesson the other day was finishing up, I lay my trumpet on my chair. I was going through my folder to arrange some music, and sat down... on the horn. Part of the bell is collapsed, the leadpipe is curved, and the rear bell curve is bent. Luckily the valve casing is a bit hardier, and all the valves and valve slides seem to be in working shape. Still, I'm more than a little pissed at myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hunter6 Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 ! Dude, that seriously sucks. And it'll probably cost you an arm and a leg to get fixed, if you can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I'm sure it will be pricey. I may be able to do some of the repairs in my instrument repair class, but the local shop is rather spartan in layout and some of the damage might not be fixable by that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundministries Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Fix what you can to get you by and then send it to one of the major brass specialty repair shops. Dillon Music, Baltimore Brass, Oberloh, or the Horn Guys are some of the better repair shops that I'm aware of. Sorry to hear about this man. Hopefully it's not to bad to repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I feel for ya, man I just heard a story from this one chick whose brother had a trumpet loaned to him by his band director. He was getting back on the bus after a game (they left their cases on the bus to save space) and some dick pushed him from behind. They had a trumpet pancake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I've been fortunate with my horns. I picked up a Protec case with my Schilke Eb in it, but the case wasn't zipped closed. Fortunately, the horn didn't fall out before I caught my error. I know someone who, while at Eastman, was about to carry his Malone conversion C trumpet (without the case) down a long flight of stairs. He tripped on the first step, the horn went flying, and smashed at the bottom of the stairs. Unfixable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Well, the other guy I talked to told me the same thing as my instructor, that the dents around the braces would basically involve removal of the bell to fix. On top of that, the re-soldering would be over the plating, leaving some fairly ugly solder on it. And just the bell removal would run about $100. At that point, I figured I'd be better off sending it back to Kanstul for repairs when I get the time. They could potentially do spot-finishing and have the equipment needed to repair this type of damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 At that point, I figured I'd be better off sending it back to Kanstul for repairs when I get the time. They could potentially do spot-finishing and have the equipment needed to repair this type of damage. You are not, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 You are not, are you? I don't know. I don't want to give Zig any more money, but I also am certain that Kanstul's factory could repair the damage. I've looked a bit into Osmun and Cambrass, but it looks like it would be a several hundred dollar job from the websites of those guys. So no matter who gets my money, I'm getting a walletectomy. It'll probably be a while before I can send it off. I'll probably take some photos and send them to some of the outfits and get a better estimate of price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 If you send it to Kanstul: 1. Be prepared for the repair work to be sloppy.2. Be prepared to pay another $40 round trip for shipping to send it back to them for THEM to determine that work was or wasn't done right.3. Be prepared to be pissed off and take your horn elsewhere. If your results are better than this, you're ahead of me. Have you tried Charlie Melk or Josh Landress? Indo had good luck with Josh. He seems like a quality repair guy. Works out of Sam Ash on 48th St in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I know both names and that they get good props on TH. Once I get some photos taken we'll see. It'll be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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