Repairing Bass Clarinet Receiver- 4/3/2023, band instrument repair
2023 ж. 2 Сәу.
8 516 Рет қаралды
In this episode, tackling the repair of a damaged bass clarinet receiver without damaging the plastic body.
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You should do a tool show, nothing but a tour of all your tools and what they do.
Very nice replacement of the neck receiver. You are probably the best in the industry, so it is a total pleasure watching you.
Used to work with a dude who was more builder than repairman. He did a lot of custom lead pipes. I was surprised to learn he had no idea about offset taper turning. He was uber happy when I showed him how to do it and the math that'd let him know what he'd end up with. That just reminded me of something. He was concerned, maybe even upset when I dropped and broke the parting tool. I said don't worry, I'll make a new one. He's like, "can you do that", with a puzzled look. I asked him, who'd you think made that one? Referring the broken one. Of all the things he was taught about building horns, lathe bit grinding wasn't part of the education. Maybe I was just lucky to have worked with an older gentleman who was also a tool n die maker, as well as a welder and machinist.
You make it look so easy! To remove the epoxy tags easily, spin up a brass or aluminum tube with a sharp end edge that you can push into the bore and shear the tags off.
I would love to see building or repairing instrument cases These videos are awesome
Fantastic Job! These videos are Great to watch!
Nice work. Have same large here at home
I wonder if he ever did a video on how he organize his tools put them away and take them out where he stores them and how he cleans them
The South Bend with a taper attachment is a great machine to have. I had two the machete shop when I was still teaching. So mech better than using the offset tailstock method.
I recently purchased a solder rework station, which not only has the adjustable soldering iron but has a hot air side that will adjust temperature and air speed. Works pretty good for welding plastic, and is really nice when you want to heat something up slow or fast.
Les, I follow everything you do. Very good examples. Where did you get the replacement receiver?
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Once worked a place where we had a big ol' Boxford lathe. How big was it? Big enough to clamp something like that between centres.
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Les, what is the brand of your high heat gun, and can you tell me where you got it. thanks
Where can I get one of those solder scrapers? Thanks for all the inspiring content!
The first one to scrape epoxy is standard 3 point hollow ground available everywhere. The one I used at end to remove epoxy I made. Here’s the video where we made it: Tool Making 2- The Solder Scraper, band instrument repair kzhead.info/sun/nLWglpmOmZRnkps/bejne.html
was that 190 degrees F or C? I also have the same type of high heat gun but as part of a surface mount electronic repair station. The Lathe is a great tool! I have recently restored Dad's old Atlas/Craftsman 12 inch lathe and have been making brass parts for ham radio projects. The latest addition, however, is a benchtop mill from the Little Machine Shop here in Pasadena. With the DRO it is amazing how accurately you can craft parts. Between the lathe and mill you can make just about anything, as long as you can afford to buy all of the different attachments! I especially like watching your videos as from time to time my Wife brings home instruments in need of "help" from the students that she teaches. Most fixes seem to be common sense, but like everything else, the further you go the more types of tools you need! Bill
F 190 C is 374 F !!!!!
@@grantkoeller8911 It most likely was Celsius as ABS (the plastic that the clarinet was made out of) melts at 200 degrees Celsius and most epoxy resins melt below 190 degrees Celsius.
@@humanperson1898 definitely not Celsius, 190 C is 374 F!!!! Which is way hotter!!!!
What is the composition or name of the powder?
Yep folks, instead of buying expensive tools, for only a few thousand dollars and plenty of space to hold a lathe, even you can turn a taper to build one cheaper... I am joking, a lathe really is a good investment and there are a few good ones within arm's reach, but they can do more than make a few tools, mine paid itself off after a few months, so did my stick/tig welder. Both are small enough to fit in an apartment. Just make sure it's safe to do so.
Is there a reason you don't just put the original receiver on a mandrel and tap it back into shape?
You mentioned this s a rerepeat repair at first right? leaves me wondering how the customer managed to do this twice?
Common repair, not a repeat from this customer. Actually brand new out of case
I'm sorry Yamaha but ABS is for sewer pipes, grenadilla wood is for clarinets.
True, but when you want an instrument cheap, and the density and characteristics of the plastic closely match the non-synthetic material that's getting more rare by the decade, plastic and resin are still good options