Tuba Damage
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Please comment and pass this one along. Every band teacher and student would appreciat this. This is a tuba "pull apart" job using various techniques. I remove the bow to access dents in the branch, bow and bell, install new guard wire and buff and lacquer the area. This is not a full overhaul, but many of the same techniques are used.
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Hopefully when he repairs a drum set we will be treated to non stop tuba music
Peter O'Brien: thanks for expressing what I felt in such a funny, observant way.
Very funny
Now thats funny!
LOL made me laugh =)
Peter O'Brien and the funny comment award goes tooooooo.
...an absolute master craftsman at work - I could sit there and watch him all day. Salute.
he revealed all secrets of his workshop ...
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Me, too.
Amongst all the dross on the internet, you occasionally come upon something like this. So much skill, it leaves me stunned. Thank you for a fascinating video.
I could be watching Russian dash cams. Then I find things like this and my faith in humanity is restored for a few minutes.
Couldnt have said it any better Mr.Jenkins
Even more amazing fixing a dented expansion chamber with water pressure
He reminds me of a wind instrument tech I knew in high school. Peter McFarland. A soft spoken old gentleman with an infectious laugh and an infinite amount of patience for a noisey high school tuba player who was constantly badgering him with questions. Old Mr. Mac as we called him was a brilliant brass and reed tech and was very supportive of me and my high school band. All the players at my school went to him for repairs. He also periodically worked on the school's instruments, many times just for the cost of parts and materials. RIP Mr.Mac!!!!
I personally believe that dents add character. Although I think this Tuba had a little too much character.
Yeah, too much of a good thing is, well, not good!
Yayh! Makes me feel better about my 1969 Miraphone with lots of character. Still- would be nice to get some of the less attractive dents out...
Brudda you haven't seen mine. Mine has a massive dent in the bow. Like someone tried to play fruit ninja and missed. Its bad but it still sounds great. Up to a point tho. I can't play too loud without the vibrations being trapped and it causes a rattle like sound and quality is nulled a bit
If you had a dent on your head would that give you character....?
It starts to lose sound
How many people looked at those dents and said, "No way..."...?
Yeah, I was in band all through high school and never saw a brass *that* beaten up, even the loaners.
@@byrn I think they meant they thought there is way no way it is repairable...
I agree that sucker looked ready for the scrap bin! I’m impressed.
I did not commit to a "no" but I was wondering how he was gonna pull this off. talent and experience
As a custom sheet metal fabricator I can really appreciate the patience, finesse and skill this type of work requires....this man is an artist.
I’ve taught high school band for 30 years and I’ve always hated how these beautiful instruments get abused. I think every kid who dents one should have to work at your shop and learn how much work it takes to restore the instrument.
Indeed. Or they could just pay for some or all of the cost of repair!
I was really clumsy in middle school and tried to take the best care of my instrument that my parents bought but I was just super clumsy and felt super bad but I dented it all the time and used to cry to my parents about it
As long as he gets paid he dosent care.
I had a three valve tuba that was sixty years old. No lacquer in those days so it needed regular polishing and I only ever played it with white gloves. But despite the age it was undented. I played it for six years then passed it along to the next person. In fact I never saw an abused instrument and I was the one who kept them fixed. So I saw every flaw. I guess that while the students saw the music as a privilege they were considerably more careful.
I still have the King trumpet my widowed mom got me when I was 11 in 1964..When I got the only dent it has in the 1st valve slider, I felt horrible.. It still bothers me to this day..
Thanks Jim so much for fixing my tuba and showing us how you did it. You do excellent work!
Monica Wichgers it's not your tuba
Monica Wichgers if it was your tuba then how did you ruin it so much?
If it was your tuba then what did you do to the poor thing
DaLone One I bought it damaged for 800 on ebay
JimPresto yes it is..I bought it damaged for 800 on ebay and took it to the best repair guy.
I've restored quite a few tubas and I learned some nice tricks from this. You are very generous to share your knowledge with us.
Awesome work! I just hope it doesn't end up falling off the bleachers again come next High School football season. If I were a director, I would make every kid who turned in a tuba looking like that sit there the next summer and watch it being repaired for 2 days. This was truly a lot of work. Well done!
That was extremely impressive work. I really enjoyed the workmanship that was involved. Had no clue how they did this till now. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
as a kid (mid 60's) I would sit in my dads music store and watch "Mr Schnabel" fix brass and woodwinds.. He was from the "old country" and moved here sometime in the late 40s..
I would be content watching him pound, beat, shrink , stretch and polish countless dents.. Those shops have a rather unique smell to the.. sort of really old leather with some funk lol
The lovely "funk" likely comes from oxidizing the brass inside with teen-age spit. Special smell you can't place unless you played a beefy instrument like that or a french horn. Little brass instrumwnts like trumpets smell like valve oil.
The Master Craftsman here and wow what a great job well done sir .your restoration is a true gift .
Wow, that's really nice. I do love my work.
You are incredible! Restores my confidence in a happy outcome. Thanks for sharing this
One of the coolest videos I have watched in a long, long time! Thank you!
Never be new again, but an absolutely masterful job of bring this instrument back to peak performance. They become better as they age and produce a mellower sound as it and you become used to each other. Play Baritone and Sousaphones in High School, and later I joined a Community Band. Salute.
Old fashioned Master craftsmanship, is just old-fashioned hard work. Wonderful restoration.
this answered a lot of questions I never had answered. I had my bell dented trumpet reworked. along with a complete restore. new valves etc. . It is always a pleasure to watch masters at work. Thanks.
Such a specialised job!! Amazing work!!
I'm an old school sheet metal worker, spent most of my working life In copper shops. Your work is very impressive I can't believe You brought that train wreck Back to life Bravo! Nice job!
That magnetic ball tool is quite effective. Remarkable work all around. It's so very pleasant to see that such things don't have to be disposed or just recycled for the metal.
What a beautiful job, it was a pleasure to watch you work.
Most Excellent Brass Reclamation !
Love the Drum work also - Everything is Smooth and perfect !
Good video-(I muted to remove the drumkit). I wondered how these got fixed. Learned something new!
A lot of patients went on to this repair, turned off the volume to watch this.
i love watching you work.
Absolutely beautiful piece of work.
I do brass repair also, and that is one of the most damaged tubas I've ever seen (yes I'm sheltered). I bet that is at least 10-12 hours of work, which, at my shop, would be somewhere around $675-750. We don't do almost-overhauls, because we have a whole lot of stock to grind through (not enough tubas, though).
A++
Jesse Brook 750 dollars?! Christ, that's what I spent on my used French horn!
I never expected to watch this video till the end .. but I did . Very satisfying .. Job well done ... Hope I wont be looking for dented instrument now .. :-)
Living in Madison, I've had Jim work on two baritone horns and one French horn. Even though I could sense that he had plenty of work awaiting his attention back in the shop, he always took time to explain our options before filling out the work order. Every job came out beautifully, and he even remarked with appreciation about the unique sonic character of the funky 80 year old Wurlitzer baritone. It was a remarkable and somewhat humbling experience to be treated with so much courtesy by a person of such intelligence and skill.
A tuba solo for background music would have been better than drums.
He could have played the instrument at various stages of tone improvement during the repair.
You make everything look so simple but how many years has it taken you to perfect all of your skills ? Amazing end result considering the damage it came in with, real workmanship !
Wow that was so impressive Loved seeing all the tools I’ve never seen before . One of the best videos ever
Absolutely brilliant work, he is a Master Craftsman !! Great video !!
Excellent Job! I would have enjoyed the video more if there was Tuba music rather than that rackety drumming.
Keef is a great symbol for instruments that should be dead but haven't stopped moving yet.
Death walks into a bar, sickle over shoulder.
Barman leans forward and asks, "what's wrong, mate?
You look like Keith Richards, warmed up"
An absolute delight to watch, the old crafts will never die with folks like you around 😀
You really are gifted Jim. In the right line of work for sure and thanks for sharing your well earned secretes with us.
Realmente pensé que el acabado sería muy distinto, ciertamente usted es un muy desabollador pero falta perfección en el acabado. Saludos.
Jesus, did they hit it with a car??
What happened was the kid got jumped and they were using the Tuba to beat the kid with!
my guess is that it was put on an aeroplane in a soft case or something because it looks more like it has been crumpled. this i think is because often the luggage part of the plane is not properly pressurised.
you can also see it has happened at the outside part of the curve which i assume would be the weakest part of the instrument due to the bend.
as i said though its just my guess and i'm likely wrong
WangChung81 I believe they did
Looks like a fairly standard school-instrument to me. Most of the brass instruments I came into contact with in high-school looked like they got run over by a bus. There was one single good trumpet at my high-school, and you better believe I treasured every second I had with that little beauty. Every other trumpet they had was hardly in functional condition. As for the tubas and trombones, not a single good one to be had at that school, unfortunately.
@@spaceseal2268 If that damage happened during a flight, pressurization has nothing to do with it. For air-pressure to damage a brass instrument, you would have to seal up every single hole in the thing tighter than a Nun, and even then, it would expand out and crack, not crumple, since air pressure up above the clouds is obviously lower than ambient, not higher.
It looks more like a pissed off baggage handler or high-school kid caused the damage to me. That tuba very much resembles most of the brass instruments my high-school had at their disposal.
Artisan Craftsman using his hands and mind to bring back with skill & patience someones pride & Joy, Nice Job, appreciated
Absolutely a beautiful job !
Jim Huwe those drums were rough
Cool resurrection, some offbeat Tuba music would be good for background.
It looks brand new! Amazing work!
Amazing. I didn't think it could look that good again. Great job.
turn off the drum banging! watching the skill at work is music itself!
Nah, it's cool. Adds to the suspense
Agreed. Maybe a bit of Tuba music at the end of the video. Give credit though, at least it wasn't that horrible electronic dance music.
Thats like a typical middleschool brass band instrument 😂😂
ge200099 true we have 2 really old tubas and they were there when one of my band directors were in school
I know at first I thought that was my tuba
Yep. I was like "Hey, that's my school's tuba!"😂😂
ge200099 I was just going to say that looks like my school loner XD
Actually I take pretty good care of mine (with a few falls and drops now and then)😂
An amazing demonstration of skill!
I stumbled onto this channel, and was absolutely riveted. I do love to watch a real pro doing what he does best. Superb video, perfect music track.
I was mezmerized by the craftsmanship and the various techniques. Thanks for sharing. It shows that many old, vintage instruments may well have life left in them. How about a video what demonstrated the before and after effect on the sound quality after such a restoration project? That would be pretty awesome! Maybe some info on the acoustical facts and wavelength stuff about what makes the sound resonate and the quality thereof. It would also be interesting to hear your thoughts about the cost/benefit on restoring an older instrument versus buying a newer one. When do you find that such work is a wise choice? Great work and it kept my attention throughout.
I think this tuba was only 20 or 30 years old. My opinion is that bell and bow dents will likely not effect play-ability that much, though a person who is intimately familiar with their horn may notice a difference. BUT, they will effect the desire to handle it well and be careful with it. My guess is that it would effect certain partials and possibly create nodal points that may make some notes not quite lock in well or be a bit funky. I think that this is a bigger issue with leadpipe dents or dents in smaller tubing. Maybe. I am continually amazed at how well some horns will play even with punched in crooks (trombones etc). You would also have to get a really good and consistent player to test and use some acoustical measuring equipment in order to objectively test that. I think most players unconsciously compensate for such issues. In fact they do this my nature with even a new instrument since there are few if any that are the "perfect" horn. Good thoughts you have though. thanks for the comments!
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It wud be even more amazing if after fixing it he wud play it like a pro
Amazing metal working magic, great skills with the torch and burnishing tools!
What a pleasure to watch a true craftsman. I would have liked to see the customers reaction to your work.
Fascinating to see a craftsman at work. What were the stupid drums for?
So that he doesn't have problems with copywrite.
Lived the very clever repair , hated the drum accompaniment and could have done with gentle commentary instead !
That's amazing.the things you learn.good job guys.
Now the drumming makes sense after seeing your drumming videos 😀 great work!
“Dents”
The background music sounds like a 10 year old going crazy on garage band
Are you kidding? It's fantastic.
If you know a ten year old that can play like that, then I suggest you get them to an agent.... Now.
Wow 81 people with taste up there.......... ass
A true craftsman, talk about specialized tools , mandrels and stakes. Very interesting video.
Nice job, I enjoyed watching your craftsmanship.
That's some mad work to get those dents out. I'll stick to woodwind, thank you. lol
mrbigg151 But woodwinds never sound soooo clear. There is nothing like an excellent tubist. Maybe a nice euphonium player. (Myself not really included. )
seven that's why doubling is even better. I'm a euphonium player but I doubled on tuba and Souza for 2 years and now when my college has pep band I'll play tuba
mrbigg151 nothing beats a tenor sax!
I started on clarinet but now I’m playing trumpet and hoping to switch to that for my high school marching band next season
Great craftsmanship, super annoying soundtrack.
why is this so satisfying to watch.
Excellent master craftsmanship.Bravo!
And that's why they call you blokes "Master Craftsmen".
I really hope that instrument wasn't going back to the person/persons who stuffed it up in the first place.
No, a lady bought it this way for $800 on eBay and took it to Jim to repair.
Beautiful post. Without bush drums as background music he would be even better !!!
This tuba was ready for scrapping. And you restored it to its former glory. Respect!
Just plain old good work Brother. Thanks from Philadelphia
Brass music in the background would have been better than this ridiculous noise.
This hurts to know they did this to my trumpet
Mindblitz64 my friend drop my trumpet,i didn't
Excellent work and a true artist..
Nice work! The lacquer part looks like fun
Dude.. those drums are a little much. Pleasure watching you work though
The drum solo is better than silence, and FAR better than the usual EuroDrek SynthPop that's usually inflicted on us.
Great Workmanship but the Music S...…..
Nice work! Interesting collection of tools of the trade!
Wow, this shows how a "PROFESSIONAL" does his work!! TALENT IT IS!!
Beautiful work! A true artist, but the drum throughout was quite annoying
I thought the drums were not obtrusive. Geez, usually I'm the troll. Drum on.
Excellent job, Jim. Nice to see that there are still some craftsmen around who can repair instruments the way you do. Thank you for sharing your craft!!!
Many thanks!
Watching him use fire on the tuba gave me a heart atack
Tell that Amateur to go Practice his DRUMS somewhere else! It's annoying as HELL!
Praise the Lord for the 'mute' button. Excellent job.
That was great. What a master craftsman you are? Thanks
Lovely vid. Effective results. Thanks for posting
Interesting video but that background noise was way over the top for annoying.
Did they drop it from the Empire State Building
No, that would have require one other tool I did not demonstrate here! Namely a crusher.
I think it got bombed in ww2 or something haha
You make this look easy, like only a professional could do. Amazing work!
Wow! you are a wizard... beautiful work.
couldn't listen to that drumming anymore.....
Had to hit the mute button about halfway through.
@@JP-st2mk Yeah me too, awesome repair though
MUTE! MUTE MUTE!
That drum solo music is ass💯💯
Stumbled here by accident and I literally stopped what I was doing to see the video through, wow! So much work, detail, and effort! This video should be part of Band 101 on how (and why) to take care of school instruments...!!
That was amazing watching you use all of those clever different techniques for that restoration - very Cool! : D
Step 1: get money, and quite a lot. Step 2: buy a new instrument, and take better care of it
Like seriously
Step 3: Give me your broken instrument.
Step 4: ...I won't tell you because you would not do step 3.
What would this repair cost?
500.00 ish, but there are a lot of variables that sometimes make it less or even more. If really bad, well.......
jimflys2 Hmm, maybe I could send you my own!
Great Job ! You are an artist
That is excellent work and inspires me to do try different techniques!
Poor tuba. How does it get that bad.
Middle schoolers
Some 6th grader I bet or a really really really old tuba (probably the first one)