Inhorn band instrument repair is a woodwind specialty shop located in Houston, Texas, in the heart of the Houston Heights. I am available for any service a woodwind instrument needs in its typical lifetime, from minor adjustments to complete mechanical overhauls. My clients range from students to professionals, from amateur hobbyists to symphony musicians.
Saxophone End Plug
•February 6, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Various Saxophone End Plugs
A selection of industry standard end plugs for tenor and alto saxophones, including a novelty piece.
The following pictures attempt to show the repair job that result from not using one.
undamaged parts
Bent Floating Register Arm, Hinge Tube and Hinge Rod
aligning bent parts.
Vice, Mallets, hardened steel, rod and key all worked in tandem to straighten.
Preparing to glue a new silencing cork
Straightened mechanism assembled. Works like new!
Conn Tuneable Neck – Cmelody.
•November 24, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Tuneable Neck, Exploded.
Tools to repair Receiver
Terry Ghiselli
•July 10, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Selmer Balanced Action Neck with Dents
Neck after Dent Work
I wish I could take credit for this excellent work, but I do not have the right rods to get into a saxophone neck. I sent it to my friend Terry Ghiselli over in Bastrop, Texas, and am very pleased with the work he did.
Lego Feeler Gauge Holder
•June 27, 2011 • Leave a Comment
While working on a flute yesterday I decided it was past time to replace the mylar on my feeler gauge. Usually I prepare several at once using bamboo sticks with mylar glued to the end. Instead, I got creative with some legos. It weighs about the same as the bamboo stick, with the added advantage of ease of replacement – when the mylar goes bad, the legos unsnap, and a new piece can be inserted. Goofy, and slightly geeky, but functional.
