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Repair Shop
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These four projects (left & below) are the work of Robb Stewart of Arcadia, California. Many collectors feel Robb is the
true master of restoring rare and valuable brasswinds, and wait months or even years to have their instruments restored by him! Click on the thumbnails to see before and after photos. Robb also makes reproductions of vintage brasswinds of amazing beauty.
Click on the thumbnails to see before, during and after shots of these restoration projects.
(photos by Robb Stewart)
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The bell had a marble stuck deep in the crook, so it had to be removed for repair. The leadpipe was removed as well, evidently it
had been reattached once before. This shot is after both parts were reattached, and the joints cleaned up. |
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This is a Bb/A Buescher
cornet from around 1905. I found it sitting on a table in a local antique store for $60 – a bargain, until you consider the 24+ hours I put into its restoration. Considering the fact that it hadn't been in a hard case, it was fairly dent-free, and only the leadpipe showed excessive plating wear. But several of the slides had previous repairs, which proved to be the biggest challenge.
(restoration by Nick DeCarlis) |
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