I use Reiman's Music here in Des Moines. They have a guy who has been with them for 23 years. His work is amazing.
I took the horn from my Columbia AH to him. The bell was mashed badly and the horn body had several dents in it. He removed all of the dents and made the bell look like it had never been damaged. I was amazed to see that the original finish wasn't damaged in the process. The original patina on the brass remains. All for $18.00. The people at music stores deal with teenagers who have their horns stomped on and backed over by cars. They encounter things that we could only dream about. This guy is a true craftsman! Tom Jordan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Colgrove Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Phono-L] Straightening and polishing brass horns Hi Bob I too am using an instrument repair shop here in Montana. The shop is called "Flathead Woodwind and Brass" in Kalipsell - is that who you are using? The guy does a fantastic job. At first he wouldn't work on the horns due to their age and lack of experience. Now he looks forward to the next challenge that I bring him. He has worked mainly on all-brass horns but did an amazing job a a very large aluminum horn. The real problems started when I asked him to look at a hunting horn - just no way to work around the large curve. The best job he did was on an early North American era flared all brass horn that was ROUGH and crane bracket soldered in the wrong position. Now it is one of my favorite horns and is stunning in person. Costs to clean up a horn (14" - 24" all brass, remove dents, polish) is approx. $60/horn. I have spent nearly $200 on more complex jobs. Regards, Scott PS. I think you work with my wife Diana in Helena on education issues - correct? _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
