Forum of the Saxes

CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject: Repair Shop Experiences

What are some of the bad experiences you've had with someone repairing your sax?

saxy lady · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 11

does it have to be a bad repair incident or a bad incident which led to the repair shop?
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:40 am Post subject:

It can be either one.

JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:42 am Post subject:

Well...

My first Selmer LaVoix tenor came to me de-funct, so I sent it back 20 some days later after our concert and after my director and I came to the conclusion that it was something mechanical... Sad

. If you consider that a repair shop experience.

But listen to this; my first LaVoix came in a case that was NOT boxed and the sax was NOT in wrapping and the keys were NOT being held by corks...odd, right?

My replacement that came just this past Wednesday came in it's own box besides the one it was shipped in, and the saxophone and the neck were in plastic wrap, and the sax had corks in place sealing all the keys shut...

What does this mean? Was my first one play tested or something? If it was boy did they **** up because they missed the error in which I had to send it back Confused

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Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

CMelodyMan · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject:

That must've sucked.
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saxy lady · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 11

I have a good story about something that led to the repair shop..............

it happened during pep band (basketball season)

Anyways, my sister and I were sitting there, cause it was in the middle of the game and we weren't really doing anything and then all of the sudden a basketball came flying out of nowhere and hit the neck of my sisters alto. It bent the neck to about a 90* angle to the sax body.

It was horrible.

But, the magical repair man managed to fix it, and all that's left of the horrible basket ball incident is a slight dent it the neck.

Geez.
Did you have to pay to have the replacement sax shipped?
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:53 am Post subject:

Dang, that is horrible. Good thing your repairman could fix it.
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Alto: Yanagisawa (880), Morgan 6M w/ Rico
C Melody: c.1919 Martin Inspiration
York soprano