Good repair shop near Austin

leehipp · Post by **leehipp** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:41 am

Go see Bob Baier at the Straites Music location on the far northwest side of town. He is without doubt the best repair guy I have ever used.

TexasBassBone · Post by **TexasBassBone** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:56 am

knuxie wrote:Brook Mays in south Austin fixed my horn up pretty well. Lamar and 290 West is where it is.

Ken F.

I dont know Ken, Crook Mays hasnt been like they use to be.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:23 pm

leehipp wrote:Go see Bob Baier at the Straites Music location on the far northwest side of town. He is without doubt the best repair guy I have ever used.

That's his name. Since this thread appeared, I've been trying to remember it. He was the one who modified my old Besson to make it at least playable when I started playing tuba again in 1984. He relocated the mouthpipe, which required refitting and removal of about three inches. That sharpened the instrument enough so that it would tune without the slide being rammed all the way in, and it allowed me to hold the instrument in my lap instead of having it slip off the chair. He also replaced the receiver with one that accepted normal mouthpieces, and removed the un-manning device. Redoing that leadpipe was a little more complicated the soldering down some braces. He was quick and reasonable at the time.

Rick "who recalls he was at the Strait's on Anderson Lane at the time" Denney

leehipp · Post by **leehipp** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:05 pm

Hey Rick!
Bob was with Orpheus when they first came to San Antonio and then later he moved to Austin (actually about 20 min. NW of Austin, beautiful country) and started working for Strait. I'm pretty sure this was after you left SA.

You may be thinking of Rex Bullock, I think he worked in Austin before moving to SA and actually will be moving back to Austin very soon and setting a new tuba repair shop there.

Anyway, hope you guys are doing well. I won't be able to make the 4th of July celebrations this year so put the pedal to the metal on that old King and drink some beer for me!

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:10 pm

leehipp wrote:Hey Rick!
Bob was with Orpheus when they first came to San Antonio and then later he moved to Austin (actually about 20 min. NW of Austin, beautiful country) and started working for Strait. I'm pretty sure this was after you left SA.

Okay, sheesh. Me and names--at least there's a reason for Bob's name being so familiar to me. Bah! But I don't think it's Rex Bullock, either. This was before Orpheus opened in San Antonio. Whatever--the guy I'm thinking of is probably long gone.

Anyway, hope you guys are doing well. I won't be able to make the 4th of July celebrations this year so put the pedal to the metal on that old King and drink some beer for me!

King?! Harumph! I was playing the York Master on that gig. That I made it sound like a King is beside the point.

Rick "who will be there, but maybe not with the 'TU-BA!' cheering squad this year" Denney

leehipp · Post by **leehipp** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:15 pm

OUCH!!
Sorry, talk about forgeting names...
Yes, the mighty York Master how could I forget.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:57 pm

Rick Denney wrote:
leehipp wrote:Go see Bob Baier at the Straites Music location on the far northwest side of town. He is without doubt the best repair guy I have ever used.
That's his name. Since this thread appeared, I've been trying to remember it. He was the one who modified my old Besson to make it at least playable when I started playing tuba again in 1984. He relocated the mouthpipe, which required refitting and removal of about three inches. That sharpened the instrument enough so that it would tune without the slide being rammed all the way in, and it allowed me to hold the instrument in my lap instead of having it slip off the chair. He also replaced the receiver with one that accepted normal mouthpieces, and removed the un-manning device. Redoing that leadpipe was a little more complicated the soldering down some braces. He was quick and reasonable at the time.

Rick "who recalls he was at the Strait's on Anderson Lane at the time" Denney

Actually, Bob originally came to San Antonio to work for the San Antonio school district. He was one of the first two repair guys they had when they first opened the district's repair shop about 1986. He then went to work for Orpheus shortly after Orpheus moved to San Antonio.

Bob is an excellent repair guy. I had lost track of him. It's good to know he is not far away in Austin.