Lake Wylie Musical Instrument Repair

Lake Wylie Musical Instrument Repair My name is Frank. I'm a retired band instrument repair technician, who is available to repair brass, reed and string instruments in the Lake Wylie SC/NC area.

A bad dent and crack in a sousaphone tubing repair. .
05/03/2026

A bad dent and crack in a sousaphone tubing repair.
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How important is a trombone slide rubber end bumper you ask? VERY. It is your first line of defense against damage. Luck...
03/21/2026

How important is a trombone slide rubber end bumper you ask? VERY. It is your first line of defense against damage. Luckily a repairable event. Remove damaged guard, take out dent, solder a new improved guard in place. I will be installing a rubber bumper!

Why is this brace full of excess solder? Unsoldering exposed a dent requiring removal to true surface. Then, parts refit...
02/26/2026

Why is this brace full of excess solder? Unsoldering exposed a dent requiring removal to true surface. Then, parts refitted to each other and resoldered.

Completely reshaping a trumpet brace to fit perfectly on a sousaphone.
02/23/2026

Completely reshaping a trumpet brace to fit perfectly on a sousaphone.

Want a superior job of having a sax pad replaced? You cannot neglect the cleaning of the tone hole, and filing it level ...
01/15/2026

Want a superior job of having a sax pad replaced? You cannot neglect the cleaning of the tone hole, and filing it level if necessary, to produce the perfect mating surface for your new pad. Results, a perfectly seated pad all around for a long lasting repair.

Setting up a saxophone includes making fine adjustments on sax keys like adding cork to enhance the feel, increase respo...
01/10/2026

Setting up a saxophone includes making fine adjustments on sax keys like adding cork to enhance the feel, increase response, and quiet down a noisy mechanism. This is a thumb octave key.

Got creative today to fix a torn out post on a child size trombone slide lock mechanism. Used a clarinet ligature cut up...
10/27/2025

Got creative today to fix a torn out post on a child size trombone slide lock mechanism. Used a clarinet ligature cut up and shaped for this application, hole drilled out to accommodate original larger lock screw, and soldered in place.

Violin, Viola, and Cello Bridge replacements all must be custom fitted to the instrument. We start with a German makers ...
10/08/2025

Violin, Viola, and Cello Bridge replacements all must be custom fitted to the instrument. We start with a German makers blank Bridge which is oversized in all dimensions to allow for full customization. The feet must be thinned and contoured to the curvature of the instrument top, for good sound transfer and stability. The top of the bridge needs the appropriate curvature, the height must be adjusted for ease of playing. The thickness must be taken down, and the string spacing needs to be filed into the bridge. See the blank bridge next to a fitted bridge for comparison.

When doing a trumpet service I always check for leaks, because there will be times when you find some! This second slide...
10/04/2025

When doing a trumpet service I always check for leaks, because there will be times when you find some! This second slide crook wouldn't hold pressure upon further investigation with a small leak light, I uncovered two pin dents which I was able to seal from the inside with low temp Silver solder.

At times, there's a need to improve on an instruments original key design to improve function. Even on well-known brands...
09/23/2025

At times, there's a need to improve on an instruments original key design to improve function. Even on well-known brands like this Yamaha soprano sax.

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