1965 Selmer Mark VI Tenor with Black Roo Pads and Smooth Domed Resonators
This horn was dropped from about shoulder height and fell right on the receiver. It had a nasty compound bend and the side C tone hole was severely warped. The receiver collar same unsoldered, the octave mechanism posts were pushed in, the Eb/C key assembly rib was caved-in and unsoldered, the bell rim was bent, and the upper stack, naturally, was completely inoperable. None of the keys had ever been fit properly and several hinge tube extensions had to be fabricated to take up the slack normal swedging wouldn't. I added an extra 0-80 screw on the low C# spring assembly, and synthetic felt was installed on all the normally noisy bearing surfaces -see photo of octave mechanism shift lever joint.
I'm always making fun of Selmer and the Selmer Parishioners, but that's all in jest because Selmer is the biggest and easiest target. Frankly, after playing this horn for several days, I might just get myself a Selmer too! This thing blew the shop down.
This horn was dropped from about shoulder height and fell right on the receiver. It had a nasty compound bend and the side C tone hole was severely warped. The receiver collar same unsoldered, the octave mechanism posts were pushed in, the Eb/C key assembly rib was caved-in and unsoldered, the bell rim was bent, and the upper stack, naturally, was completely inoperable. None of the keys had ever been fit properly and several hinge tube extensions had to be fabricated to take up the slack normal swedging wouldn't. I added an extra 0-80 screw on the low C# spring assembly, and synthetic felt was installed on all the normally noisy bearing surfaces -see photo of octave mechanism shift lever joint.
I'm always making fun of Selmer and the Selmer Parishioners, but that's all in jest because Selmer is the biggest and easiest target. Frankly, after playing this horn for several days, I might just get myself a Selmer too! This thing blew the shop down.