interesting firm found on ebay

[sousaphone68]

I found this listing on ebay and found its embeded video of a helicon rebuild interesting also their packing method seems top notch.
Has anbody here bought from this seller in the past?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/190644774247?ssP ... 1438.l2649" target="_blank" target="_blank

[Trevor Bjorklund]

Cool video (with the sound off). I wonder how deep a dent on a bow (through a bow guard) can be and still be taken out without removing the guard.

[tofu]

Love these types of videos. Thanks for posting - I would have never found that link otherwise.

[Dan Schultz]

Cool video (with the sound off). I wonder how deep a dent on a bow (through a bow guard) can be and still be taken out without removing the guard.

Any size dent in the area of the bottom bow that are covered by the bow guard are almost impossible to get out. The reason is that there is usually 'air' between the guard and the bow. Bow guards are usually put on over unfinished seams.

I've had few very rare instances where minor dings came out OK with magnets. It depends on the 'air', how much solder is under the guard, the size of the dent, and exactly where it is.

[Trevor Bjorklund]

Nothing weird about it! Watching a craftsman at work is always impressive - doesn't matter if it's brass, wood, or otherwise. I used to spend a lot of time in the studio watching how fluidly the recording engineer was able to work the board and edit on the computer at the same time (cross-fades, cuts, etc.).

I was interested in seeing the way he smoothed out that bow with the guard still on!

Would it be crazy to drill a little hole just through the guard so the air can escape? You'd need a light touch, of course.