Boy Scout Bugle Part 4- Mount & Patina, band instrument repair, Wes Lee Music
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2024
- In part4 of this bugle series, we get the instrument mounted, cleaned and vintage patina.
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I suppose it's a matter of taste, but I would choose the shiny brass over the patina every time.
Good job rebuilding that horn. Thanks for sharing it with us.
That was my first thought, but as he worked, I changed my mind. My preference is for it about 1/3 to 2/3 of what he did. It's his taste that counts, however.
Awesome only begins to descibe the work you've done with this bugle. You have not only restored it to working order, you have preserved a piece of American history. Very well done sir!
I can't tell you the joy it brings me when I open CZcams and see a new Wes video!
Whoever owns this bugle must be thrilled that you were able to straighten that bell out so beautifully 👌
I am amazed at the after results!
Seeing you struggle with the bell was quite simply horrifying due to the amount of damage done to it, and the work needed to bring it back to the original curve. I have seen such damage over the years to other instruments, and all I can say is, you are a magician!
Thank you for a great series!
That really came out well. I can understand the patina thing, but I think it looked really great polished.
Some patina yes but a bit too much patina for my liking.
You sir are a magician. I thought there's no way in heck you'd be able to fix the bell without destroying the engraving but you did.
Looks just like the bugle I blew in the Scouts in the '50s. The angle of the lead pipe is just as I remember it!. Great job!
You're a Metal Magician! And then the patina restoration? That's just the icing on the tasty cake.
What a great restoration
Great work! I know that patina is wanted but I have to say it looked so beautiful to me. It was like taking a suit to the dry cleaners and then putting it on and rubbing some dirt in spots so people didn’t think your suit was that clean 🧽 🧼 😮😂.
Gorgeous workmanship! I am always impressed with your skills and ability to present them.
I'm not surprised that you do such excellent work, but I am always amazed at how good they look when you're done. There are many different crafts or disciplines that you could be in that would benefit your experience and expertise but I know you're doing what you like. Thanks for the videos.
I found this on a late night scroll athon and as a eagle scout myself I watched patiently just to hear this thing call revile and I wasnt disappointed that wasn't quite the call I remembered the camp using but it was good enough for me. Good times. 👍
My God, what a transformation from what you started with. You are truly an artist!
Job well done Wes! It's a real treat to watch a craftsman at the height of his trade. Gorgeous Bugle.
I’ve seen some of your earlier videos. When I saw this bugle I knew you’d be able to straighten it out. It came out beautiful. Thoroughly enjoyed this series. ❤🎺
Thanks again Wes you are a craftsman that’s for sure, great the way the light lines confirm the geometry.
Great job. I thought it looked very nice looking all shiny and new, but the finish now looks great and the engraving stands out well.
Nice music.Great content.Thanks.
That was a fantastic series and the bugle turned out fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more videos from your shop.
Simply amazing!!!
The new opening and music is great!
Thanks but it isn't new. Original intro by V6 Creative.
Impressive.
I only hope that you enjoyed repairing the bugle as much as enjoyed watching you repairing it.
Another highly enjoyable series with a beautiful finish! Thanks so much for showing the process in detail... Cheers from Canada.
That turned out beautiful and sounds awesome 😮 I had flashbacks to many so many scout camps as a youth and young adult not only as a scout but as a camp counselor when you tested it ❤❤
обожаю смотреть как вы возвращаете к жизни то что кажется уже закончило свой путь)
Fantastic job Wes! An amazing transformation. I liked it all polished up, but I understand your desire to maintain the patina.
That's a nice piece of history you have, and you did a great job restoring it.
Fantastic job!
Beautiful!
A beauty
That is one beautiful bugle.
Beautiful
Amazing restoration
I like it. Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding work, it is a piece of art now.
Beautiful restoration Wes!
You, sir, are a miracle worker.
Tu est un chef 👍💪👋🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵
Why didn't you lacquer this? Did the customer not want that? I know from my own vintage bugle I'm not a huge fan of playing it because my hands smell bad after handling it, because of the raw brass. Otherwise I've been following this series from the start, and it's absolutely amazing how you made this look. I love watching you turn junk into like-new!
I had the same question. Do you wax it to maintain the patina?
It did get a layer of wax.
Nice job 😊
Nice work
amazing work...to new love it haha
I'm Brazil, I love your excellent work, you're a master at recovering wind instruments, congratulations👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🎷🎺🪈🇺🇸
Good one.
Would love to see more owner reactions to your amazing work
I think that he is the owner and this was his own project.
This was sent in by a viewer, arrived by mail. It will be leaving the shop soon.
Wow!
It looks just like the one that I got for Christmas around 1964. It is a Montgomery Wards bugle. Key of G if i recall correctly. Unfortunately i lost it from moving. They weren't plated. The mouthpiece area should be straight and not angled upward. And I think they were around ten dollars
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For such a simple instrument it sure requires a lot of maintenance.
Well, repaired once every half-century doesn't sound too bad. :)
The trick is not to drop or throw it.
Everytime I see that dent ball snake I think of the time you lost a ball up an instrument and had to extract it 😱
Ahmazing that's right I'm a southerner oohrah
Dear Wes, thanks again for sharing another great project. In the clip you show just adding flux and soldering on the brace, did you have to prepare the metal at all before soldering it ? Thanks again. Such a joy to watch.
Remove buffing dirt, then ready to solder. Otherwise, clean/degrease/fit part, then flux and solder
Thank you, now I also need to go and review your video on silver soldering cracks, I have an old tuba that is in need of some love. And it’s great practice for me before I try to repair a cracked sax neck!
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I own a BSA Rexcraft bugle in original condition. The solder joints are much longer than yours, but it's probably a quick n dirty factory assembly vs. your careful work. Is there a name/reason for the color ring on the bell (i have another Rexcraft and a US Regulation bugle with this marking)?
Absolute amateur here - of course, you know what's best - but I preferred the horn shiny.
Nice work, but I hope the owner has a lot of sentimental value in that bugle. The cost to repair bugles far exceeds their value.
How do these brass instruments get so damaged in the first place? The kinda dents these have would crush my string instruments, do these get thrown in the back of a pickup or something? 😅
I don't play, but I want that horn.
Me thinks you may have over done the aging.
Same goes for Cars or Motorcycles, NOT A FAN of Patina, whether original or manufactured Patina, Ugly and old and tarnished will NEVER look as good as repainted, plated and polished - I just dont understand it?
If he sent it back polished you would find it *much* uglier after a year of being used by the Scouts. A consistent tarnish is significantly more attractive than the grubby, muddy, Cheeto-dust fingerprints of the 14-year-old boys this instrument is intended to be used by.
Shame to cover up all that hard work with some “patina”. I would prefer that thing to shine with a fresh coat of lacquer and fresh braids.
Must be for a secret squirrel battalion of Boy Scouts.
Sorry but that blackish "patina" looks terrible. The thing looked less dirty and neglected when it came into your shop! The idea that anything can look "too new" doesn't make sense, as the whole purpose of repair and conservation is to make the "as new" status last longer, or restore it, in the face of decay and mishandling.