I have been experimenting with this new camera, along with trying to get a feel for working with the imovie program and decided to do a few videos on the repair of a Hirsbrunner tuba that took a bit of a tumble. At first, I wanted to just show the goings on and then it grew into a little bit of an instructional/ how-its-done- production that I would post on my Facebook page for a few friends to look at. Since then, it has been suggested that they should be posted on YouTube. I had never done that before and thought it would be a fun project. I went back and did my best to re-edit what I had and managed to get them posted.
So for all you repair junkies, submitted for your approval or lack of...
A little taste of what goes on in my shop at Oberloh Woodwind and Brass Works
Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ/RF mpc YEP-641S(recently sold), DE mpc (102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank) Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches: "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
Thank you for posting this. I'm having some repair done in the near future and I found in interesting to see some of the work that goes into repair. Mine will require valve work (re-plating, guides and stem work). It would be nice to see an example of that too.
opus37 wrote:Thank you for posting this. I'm having some repair done in the near future and I found in interesting to see some of the work that goes into repair. Mine will require valve work (re-plating, guides and stem work). It would be nice to see an example of that too.
You know, thats a good idea for a future video project, I will keep it in mind. I am glad so many have found the videos of interest. Good luck with the repairs.
what a fascinating set of videos, it is like surgery - you want to know what goes on, but you don't want to see it being done to a loved one. How many man hours did that repair take, and if its not commercially sensitive, how much did it cost?
Great vids! I especially like vid #4 showing you rolling out the dents & creases from the bell. Amazing how perfect you got the bell afterwards.
Around my area, the repairmen would probably keep the horn intact and just run dent-ball magnets thru the bows of the horn and use a burnisher on the bell and maybe some light buffing/polishing and call that an "econo-overhaul".
tooba wrote:Great vids! I especially like vid #4 showing you rolling out the dents & creases from the bell. Amazing how perfect you got the bell afterwards.
Around my area, the repairmen would probably keep the horn intact and just run dent-ball magnets thru the bows of the horn and use a burnisher on the bell and maybe some light buffing/polishing and call that an "econo-overhaul".
Sadly you might be right (heavy sigh). This horn came up from Oregon. There are some good shops down their but for this kind of stuff, like most shops, they are a little under equipped for the job. I really can't see anyone who has such a fine and expensive instrument being satisfied with anything short of what I have done in the video. Glad to know you found it enjoyable to view.
Daniel C. Oberloh
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