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.
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.
I ain’t got no body
•March 26, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Pictured above is a late 1940′s Selmer Paris Saxophone body striped down to its’ bare self. Awaiting new springs, pads, corks and felts, encased in a protective shell of wax, here is my next overhaul.
Repair Projects Underway
•November 17, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Barely a Baritone Saxophone
•November 17, 2010 • 1 Comment
Improper joining of U-tube to body. Plumbers tape!?
Foreign object melted into a solder joint. Nerf darts impede airflow.
Bell removed to correct for plumbers tape seal.
Leak checks are easier on a bari with the bell removed.
Recently I was contacted to look over a baritone saxophone that had spent repeated trips to another repair shop in town. The instrument played poorly, and its’ intonation was off by a quarter step. The first thing I found was that in re-securing both the U-tube and the bell section, plumbers tape was used. Selmers come from the factory with a glue seal overlaid with a heavy clamp. The plumbers tape leaked, and both joints were loose, allowing the two sections to flex. Thinking that I had the problem diagnosed, I took the upper U-tube to the sink to wash out. Normally lots of muck deposits itself in the bottom of the tube. Imagine my surprise when I ran a brush thru it and out came a Nerf dart. A previous tech had resoldered the main brace on the pipe, and melted the dart into the metal. Te body tube had suffered severe damage, which i presume is why all the joints were taken apart. The body tube had some dent work done, but all the keys in the upper stack had play in them – some as much as 1/16″. Swedged the keys, replaced a few pads, properly assembled the horn and enjoyed conducting an extensive playtest.
Tools Basking in Sunlight
•October 24, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Tools Basking in Sunlight
The window faces the west, which might be a problem come summer time, but this time of year it is rather pleasant to sit at the bench with a warm sun setting.
