Y'all be getting to be pros at these videos!!! Great info, great presentation. Knocking it out of the ballpark. Saving one saxophone (or neck cork) at a time.
It depends, some players want the ring exposed and some want it covered up. If you have a players who wants it exposed don't apply glue to the ring and trim it off with razor blade. Sometimes we use masking tape as a guide to get a super straight cut.
It is contact cement. Be sure to but the flammable kind, that works best. We have the same size bottle used in the video on our site here: www.musicmedic.com/contact-cement-45332.html
3 things wrong with this: First you are sanding against the the bevel which will peel what you just glued, Second the taper of the cork should be cut into the bevel so you do not have to guess the taper when you apply (when cutting the taper use the neck as a guide parallel to the edge of the cork), Third this should all be done in one motion (you should never stop to reglue the top of the bevel). You are putting strain on the glue as the cork is wanting to remain flat and has not yet wrapped onto itself, it will cause a weak spot if not peel off (especially if you are using 1/16). Also you should never cram a mouthpiece on without lubrication.
Y'all be getting to be pros at these videos!!! Great info, great presentation. Knocking it out of the ballpark. Saving one saxophone (or neck cork) at a time.
Thank you!
I am a Japanese wind instrument repairer. Where can I get the tools to hold the instrument?(0:06)
You can find the tools we use here: www.musicmedic.com/products/repair-tools.html
Nice. In some sax the neck has a ring in the end. I always start from there. This technique is adequate to that type of necks?
It depends, some players want the ring exposed and some want it covered up. If you have a players who wants it exposed don't apply glue to the ring and trim it off with razor blade. Sometimes we use masking tape as a guide to get a super straight cut.
Can you please tell me the name of the glue to stick it
It is contact cement. Be sure to but the flammable kind, that works best. We have the same size bottle used in the video on our site here: www.musicmedic.com/contact-cement-45332.html
What is the reason you do not use a paraffin wax seal?
We do! We just left it out of this video for time constraints. We use paraffin and seal it with the Airtorch set to about 125.
3 things wrong with this: First you are sanding against the the bevel which will peel what you just glued, Second the taper of the cork should be cut into the bevel so you do not have to guess the taper when you apply (when cutting the taper use the neck as a guide parallel to the edge of the cork), Third this should all be done in one motion (you should never stop to reglue the top of the bevel). You are putting strain on the glue as the cork is wanting to remain flat and has not yet wrapped onto itself, it will cause a weak spot if not peel off (especially if you are using 1/16). Also you should never cram a mouthpiece on without lubrication.
There's definitely more than one way to do this job and still have the same results😀