Don't waste your time and money on so-called "instrument" repairmen. This is easily fixed by a local "street mechanic" who does bodywork. He will drill a small hole in the middle of the dent. Screw in a slide hammer, couple of pulls, and the dent is basically gone. Fill in the hole and level to slightly above the surface with Bondo, and then sand smooth. Works like a charm.
Don't laugh! I've had horns in the shop that were 'fixed' that way. And then painted gold to top it off!
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
tubashaman2 wrote:I took it to the shop today, getting that dent and another smaller dent out today, he said it will be $30 or less. The cat is not mine, it might have been a door, but thats the part that is on my back so I do not see how a door would have caught it...
goodgigs wrote:So just to make myself less stupid, I'm posting that the name I couldn't remember: Lee Stofer. Lee Stofer is tubamiester.com.
Unfortunately for you James, he is nowhere near Texas. Otherwise I'd say "He's the man" (for dent eraser work).
Not to be the spelling Nazi (that job is already taken )
but it is spelled http://www.tubameister.com" target="_blank
(Google used to want to correct it to bubbameister, but Lee is no longer in Georgia.)
Lee is definitely a good guy to go to. http://www.tubameister.com/
FWIW, what you are looking at is not major surgery, you should be able to find someone within a few hours drive that you trust to "erase" it.
I will have to remember the cat excuse.
That dent doesn't even look cat-head shaped. I was originally thinking that maybe your cat was doing an archie and mehitable role reversal. (nod and thank you go to Don Marquis!)
That looks like it might be from an unnoticed encounter with a chair. Turning "the wrong way" while seated with your tuba could easily put that dent in the instrument. (bummer)
So you got it fixed, and didn't have to pay a fortune. That's great.
Does it play any differently?
Did you notice any intonation issues or response changes that could be blamed on the dent or its removal?
tubashaman2 wrote:I took it to the shop today, getting that dent and another smaller dent out today, he said it will be $30 or less. The cat is not mine, it might have been a door, but thats the part that is on my back so I do not see how a door would have caught it...
The cat might have been a door?
Rick "confused" Denney
Oh ya, the cat thinks he's a door
Or perhaps you should hire a bodyguard for your 1291
Miraphone CC 186-4U
Weril 980S
Ibanez acoustic guitar
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