Single Piston Bugle Part 2- Re-shaping a bell, 6/4/23, band instrument repair
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2023
- In this episode, part 2 in the single piston bugle series. Today was all about repairing and re-shaping the badly damaged bell flare.
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This channel shows the beautiful part of the internet and youtube. We get to see video of a niche and old profession being practiced, something we would probably never see without this tool. Every video is a treat for me, love these!
I've watched all your videos, but getting the wrinkles out of that bell was true artistry! Nice work, sir!
Mr. Lee - I’m amazed at not only the things you can do to achieve your restorations, but at how much I’ve learned about your line of work by watching your videos and listening to your comments concerning what you’re doing, and WHY you’re doing it.
As you’ve worked your way through the challenges of this horn, I’ve found myself anticipating your comments and techniques. As someone who had no knowledge of (or particular interest in) band instrument repair until a few months ago, I find that development in me truly astounding (especially since I watch your videos purely for entertainment)!
CONGRATULATIONS not only on your fine work, but on your ability to teach, train, and inform. It makes me very happy to see this kind of tradecraft being passed on. I’ll never repair a band instrument myself, but I think I might be able to do a “passible” repair on something if I walked into your shop, you handed me a lightly damaged horn and said, “Go on, fix it!”
We had single piston horns in the "60's" in Drum and Bugle Corps. Then they went to the piston and rotor horns. That's some thick brass!
Never ceases to amaze me how you can take instruments that look like there is no hope for and restore them to almost new again. That old girl's gonna have some scars for the rest of her days, but now they are just character and not old injuries.
i have zero interest in trumpets, horns etc, but watching a craftsman do this is fantastic. Well done sir
My favourite metal shaping ASMR.
I've been picking guitars a long time now. Never even held a brass instrument before. But I love these videos, this fella is amazing at what he does!
He is also a fine finger picker. You can try his performance channel Wes Lee Music Official. He retired from performance after Covid shutdown. Thanks for watching.
Privilege to watch you work your magic !
The shaft on my roller was bent, And my doctor said there was a pill for that. Thank you for the video sir!
Nice Westoration!
fantastic video yet again and well done, to your camera person well done as well you keep a good perspective on the you work
You are the Best My Friends!!
Awesome Wes you are the Yoda of all things brass and musical 👍👍👍🎺
It's not a repair, it's a miracle !!!! what a nice job , Denis from south France
I did not think those little creases were going to roll out, amazing. You make it look easy.
Excellent work, with excellent video recording to document it. I saw Mr. Lee do it, but it still looks like magic.
Its really cool seeing how this mess changes to so much better
Your work always amazes me.
I wish I could have had you repair my 1911 Holton cornet!
its not boring wes. its quite satisfying to see the dents and wrinkles get worked out.
Young boy , brilliant work .
Very nicely done. I also thought that bell was beyond repair. You are without question a master craftsman. I look forward to your completing this project.
Watching you roll that bell was like watching Bob Ross paint.
Really impressive work on that crushed bell. Looks better than new now. Thanks for sharing!
Wes you are a true craftsman. Simply amazing work!!!
Awesome job, incredible how you turned it back to it's good old days, great video, thanks for sharing
I work copper and silver . Repose is what I do . I truly understand what you do . You KNOW how to work the metal . I have made a three inch cowboy hat out of 18 gauge copper sheet all stretch and shrink no cutting .It is sitting on the head of a bust I made with it . You are the MAN !
I really dig watching a master at work! Great job!
top job - i worked in a brass factory making shower arms and heads = cut bend trim and roll solder everything with silver solder ! now a hobby jewellery maker 9ct is very brassie ! great fun and top video with craftsman ship !
Wow! That's amazing work Wes!😯👍
Wow, you are an artisan with the way you are able to fix the instrument
Another masterful repair job. You da man Wes...
Nice repair. Always a nice watch.
I love watching the metalworking that brings these instruments back to playable condition.
This channel is so underrated.
Amen.
Your shop is looking great!
Impressive work!
Now that looked like a workout. I thought there were going to be some faint wrinkle lines, but it looks great where all that was.
ReshapIng is fascinatingly and looks relaxing to do
Thoroughly enjoyed this video.
I'd not thought that was salvageable I've saved some cruddy brass, that won the contest Wow....!
Always amazing to watch you do your magic on these beat up, seemingly hopeless horns. Perseverance seems ro be key but, without your exceptional talent, it would all be for naught. Miss Kaye's camera work is excellent as well. Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating work. I’m amazed at the amount of physical effort involved.
Great work 👍
Totally amazing! I thought that bell was toast, but your patience and skilled work returned it to the proper shape. Even more amazing to me, the wrinkles all but disappeared.
Fascinating, and impressive.
Impressive! 👍
Nice job, nice filming
Great video. Never seen anything quite like it. I was sure getting the bulk of the damage out would still leave it looking wrinkled around the bell. Great job.
Beautiful job. Enviable
The enormous skill you have built up shines from this. Amazing work
Nicer job on the bell restoration. That old Slingerland appears to be a French horn used in a Drum and Bugle Corp. Now days they use 3 valve versions and regular style trumpets. Back when I did the DC thing, we had two valve horns, one rotor and one piston valve. I believe the thickness of the brass was due to a coup[e reasons, one was it was mot expensive to manufacture thinner brass stock and it was more delicate to work with. Another reason is these were marching instruments used in competitions, as such you really need to project to the tops of the stands. A more rigid bell projected better than a thin, more resonate one. Sure brings back old memories... I have an Olds Ultratone soprano (key of G) of the same model I played back in the day, I still play it once in a while..
You do such amazing work. I thought that you could never get that bell back in shape, let alone make it like new.
Well done!!
You sir are incredible! Amazed how many special tools you require, and you are a master of them all.
Awesome man but you can never explain skill and experience!!!!! God bless you and your family Brother!!!!
It's fascinating to watch a pro and see the improvements in real time. As a baritone player in my youth I understand how dents happen. Now I can see how they're removed.
Normalizing metal is done to reduce the grain size. Annealing is done to soften and relieve stress in the metal.
I've always been intrigued by a true craftsman's demonstrated abilities....whether it be a watch repairman, a bass fisherman, or an accomplished, knowledgeable mechanic. I appreciate seeing things being restored to their former glory, & successful techniques bringing proven results thru the finesse of an expert in their particular field of expertise.
You are a real artist, amazed as ever to see such a battered musical instrument become usable again
COOL JOB !!
It is not at all boring to watch. An artist at work.
You did an amazing job on that! Quality work as always!
Amazing!! You are a true master of your craft!! I am enthralled with every step you take and I admire your tools and your ability to know exactly what to do!! I wish I lived closer so I could use your services!!
So sorry to hear you've quit working on customers from out of area... I'm a professional horn player from Ca. and see you do wonderful work ! I've got a Conn RS that hit the floor sliding off the dressing room counter while I was getting ready to play Mahler 2nd sym. with San Diego sym., that's been needing repair for years. Love to have you do the work... Super Video ! I'll be watching...
Wow. Thats amazing.
I really enjoy watching the master at work. Thanks for posting.
Amazing craftsmanship and skill!
Great camera work from Miss K!
😂thanks!
Very interesting.
Not boring to watch. See someone rescue performance arts and instruments is awesome work. Love the history research
That's a gorgeous horn
You would also make a great orthopaedic surgeon. We have an adage in our profession…”If it’s broken we fix it!” So enjoyed your video and the precision touch. Not sure all the robotics in surgery give that same feel. They came in after my retirement, best, Bob MD
Great job my friend Wes!
I am always amazed at people who find a need, become an expert in that need and then spend a career filling it. I did have a question - I realize some of these instruments are irreplaceable or nearly so but you have to make a living! It must cost a fortune in your labor to repair an instrument to this extent. Is it worth it because of the age/scarcity of the horn or is it something that is sentimental to the owner and no cost is too high? In the end are you spending a fortune on a few-hundred dollar horn? I'd also love to hear you talk about how you "finish" an instrument, particularly a brass one, versus how they were finished at the factory and maybe talk about how a factory can turn out so many, given all the labor involved in your finishing one. Are their processes automated or machine versus human processes? Thanks for letting us in to your shop and allowing us to peek over your shoulder so to speak.
Amazing work
Awesome
Amazing stuff! I've been looking forward to this one ever since Part 1 came out. And it did not disappoint!
What a way to end a Sunday! Amazing work!
Amazing tools
That’s an incredible result
That cleaned up great
Круто у тебя все получается мужик, я думал все это безнадежно , молодец !
Positively not boring to watch. Well done. Thanks for sharing your craft.
3:26 my reaction when i worked on my first chinese horn, those are tough
Been there done that ,laying pipe all night long😅Did you ever try doing old Bosey and Hawkes Imperial tubas(80 year olds) now that’s a hell of a work out on doing that thick marine brass quality horns. Especially here in Canada those where most common manufacture of brass instruments we get due to British style military bands
Nice!
You may have not known this but in the old days of DCI that is what the Soprano's had and most of the other horns had as well. Only one valve. They later changed up to 2 valves and now they use standard B flat 3 valves. But what your holding there is an original Corp horn. My Drum Corp had a couple of these things sitting around in the main office and they would let us play around on them for kicks. We had the 2 valve G ones.
Sir... YOU ARE AWESOME.
Good job
Fantastic job! You are for sure an expert and have a very well equipped shop.
As a dyi guy I only work on saxes. You do a great job
Nice video work too :-0)
18:13 - I hear that train a comin'...
So cool.
Those old drum corps bugle have a more conical bore than most horns.
Give Miss Kate a kiss for all of us.
You don't seem to realise when watching how much the brass will work harden while being rolled out. That's why at the end Wes has to ' normalise' it with heat so he can work it further. As the brass consists of roughly 70% Copper 30% Zinc it's the Copper content that work hardens. Normally when working pure Copper you have to fully anneal it to carry on working it which means heating to cherry red then quenching in a pickle bath to remove the black copper oxide. I assume the Zinc content of the brass allows it to soften enough with only a light flame and just normalise the metal where it can be worked again. ( I used to be a High School metalwork teacher here in the UK, and once upon a time I was a Euphonium player in a brass band. Hence my interest in watching Wes do this amazing work.)
I played a french horn that looked like that.
All the creases are out, I had to see it to believe it .
About the annealing or normalising, I work in the metal trades and often deal with heat treatment, I wonder if there's a difference in mechanical properties in brass between annealing in a furnace and normalising with a flame. I believe most brass is similar to copper in that it doesn't easily harder with heat treatment, so would just call it annealing.
You're not wrong calling it normalising, you could call it annealing or stress relieving and still be correct, I'm just not sure if the distinction is necessary as it would be with a high alloy steel.
Love your vids, sheet metal work has always fascinated me, every time I've attempted it I end up with your before photos rather than the after.
Wow, that looked like a real workout. The horn deserves a NATO stock number. 😆