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Originally Posted by Heavens2kadonka I have a few questions about restore work for old horns..
- When dents are pulled, I know it leaves a permanent "scar," but does the sound still remain "damaged"? |
I'll address this one -- mostly from experience. Dents that have been rolled out generally don't hurt the playability of the horn. Of course, if it was run over by a truck, that is a different matter. I knew a professional who would not play a horn until it had been dented and repaired. He believed repaired horns sound better. OK. My current horn is a fab horn that was a "B stock." It had about a 3 inch crease is the bell (remember my primary instrument is trombone) which was professionally rolled out. Barely noticeable. The best playing horn I have ever had my hands on (to date, of course).
I think the condition of the leadpipe, and the valve compression has a lot more to do with playability than dent removal. I don't think you could tell the different in sound between a horn that was repair and a new horn in a blindfold test.
Jim