Vintage Sax Restoration 1- Tools For Refitting the Neck- band instrument repair- Wes Lee Music 

This is some of the most careful, precise, and quality craftsmanship I’ve ever seen. Hats off to you.

A theme I am noticing across all your videos is "just enough pressure/force, but no more." I love how you make sure everything fits together perfectly, without overdoing it. And the same applies to key action, which you aim to make light and fast and responsive. That is definitely the best way to go (saxophone player here).

You should check out the neck leak checking tool that music medic has. I never call the job done until I check it with that tool. You will be surprised how many saxophones you come across that don't appear to need attention to the neck but, when you check it with that tool it exposes leaks that do not prove visible to the human eye. Love your videos by they way, I learn a lot from them. Thanks for taking the time to make these!

One of the most important sax repair videos. Thanks.

I can say, I'm very good with brass instrument repair, but woodwind is my weak side. So thanks for this videos, I can learn from🙏

It is so nice to watch you progress your work, no rush, no hurry, but a tremendous amount of talent. It is very interesting to see you bring a banged up mess back to a playable instrument. I don’t think I would have believed it without seeing you do it. Thank you for your videos!

Great detail! Wish there were techs around here that had these skilz

I've watched quite a few of these videos and I think that I'm really understanding that metal (specifically the ones you're working with) are not NEARLY as hard as my brain thinks they are. So, many times you'll use such a delicate touch and I'm surprised that its making any difference. This was a great example of it. Such a fine touch and the metal just moves as you need it. Really interesting.

I have this exact horn. Found it in storage in the shop when I was taking inventory, bought it from the boss, and repadded it myself. Was the first sax I worked on. I've also got a matching tenor which is a couple years older. Love both of these horns.

Keep up the good work l can watch any master at work all day .Greetings from Guyana South America

These are really cool tools!

Really cool. Very informative video, Thanks for creating.

Ya made that neck fit... right tight & outta sight ! I wouldda used a crocus cloth & sand it BUT you re much more correct the way you did it I just dont have that tool & even if I had it I would know how to use it properly ! you are a craftsman I m a musician !

Nice work young man !

Just like my 1925 True Tone. Gorgeous horn. Almost impossible to play in tune. Upper register is sharp as hell.

Thanks, keep on going!!!happy new year

Thank You, I learned something new today.

Thanks, Wes. You answered my question on the flute video about work-hardening.

I love quality craftsmanship

I love these videos. So good to see how the masters work and think.

Wow, that True Tone had the original lyre bracket screw in place after all these years. Unbelievable!

Wow just subscribed, I love watching a craftsman at work

Perfect!!

Great info, very informative. Regards, Jimp

Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

Very cool

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Thank you sir, you are amazing¡¡¡¡¡¡

Thank you for this helpful video. There are not many videos on the Internet with such content. It would be cool, if you showed how to remove the axial and inter-axial play of the saxophone mechanics.

nice...nice job

No soy técnico en instrumentos.... pero me generan gran interés sus videos amigo Wesley. Estoy en la recta final de mi vida, y observar cómo repara las piezas me entretiene mucho. Ésos materiales que componen un instrumento son muy delicados y relativamente frágiles... y veo espectante los resultados. Saludos con aprecio.

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Really cool. I would have thought a tapered swage tool with multiple cuts would have worked well, but then how would the collapsing pressure be applied? Learn something new every day.

thanks for the interesting video, I have a Keilwerth The New King , from '68, which needs to be overhauled, and the neck is also rocking, when fit into the body. Watching this, gives me the idea that, when I bring the sax to a repairshop, it all can be done, and she will have a chance for a second life

You rock boss

Thanks.

Excelent!

Thanks for putting up this video just wish it was a longer video I have a vintage sex and would like to redo it I'm very mechanical but would need to be scared in the right direction and this seems to be the right direction

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This seems like it may have a similar feel to the way a pipe cutter works. Different end result, and dimensionally a pipe cutter blocks a pipe being put onto it the same way, but I am wondering if a version exists where the work piece is stabilized and the tool rotates around it.

Thanks for this. How do you fix a neck reciever that is out of round?

Hi Wes, When is Part 2 of the Vintage Buescher true tone coming out?

So how did the repad job with the snap on pads (without floating/shellac?) workout on this True Tone alto? Great video BTW :)

Wes, always really informative. I do not know if it ever comes to you for work but do you ever do work on cases? Nobody ever does RU-vid on this, Including getting rid of that rank old case smell. If you do it would be great to hear how the man with a tool for every world calamity sorts out these sorts of things, which affect all of us musicians in some way or other.

Love those tools! True genius design. Do you need an apprentice? jes kiddin

Boa noite Weslli parabéns pelos vídeos são muito bons estou aprendendo bastante 👍🏼

This vid is titled Vintage Sax Restoration 1… i’ve looked for the others on the True Tone but to no avail. Hope i’m just going bling in my old age and didn’t see the other episodes for this lovely horn?

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Very interesting Sir, I wounder if you could help with a question I have. I have a Keilwerth sx90 Black nickel Tenor. Some of the black nickel on the neck has come off. I was thinking of removing the rest of the black nickel from the neck. I was think then of buffing the then silver metal up to a shine,or even getting it electro plated silver. What do you think would be the best to do ? Do you think it would affect the tone / sound of my Keilwerth? Thank you Roy

Thanks for the videos. Just wondering if you ever use one of the neck isolator/checkers to make sure you have a air tight fit.

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Wes , how would ho about creating the smoothest sickest finish possible in my Tenor sax neck , I think the finish is creating air disturbance affecting some note Overtones & want to see if a completely (like 2000 grit) finish helps

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When is Vintage Sax Restore #2 coming out? 🙂

This Alt Sax is like a " Martin " Vintage ( 1925/26 ). Good job !!

Do you work on any of your guitars like maybe the National?

When are you going to finish this?

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Is this a tenor, with a straight neck

Bravo! However, what you refer to as "a quarter turn" really isn't a quarter turn at all - it's more like "a smidgen." LOL. BTW, I'd love to have you slightly shrink two Radio Improved Alto necks to fit not as snug in my Mk VI. They sound better than the original neck and I'd like to play them (without bear-arming them in and out)!

I should not trust the spell check to write things properly I should proofread before I send