Musical Instrument Repair and Tools

Bone Doctor ~ Trombone Slide Workstation

A complete tool for the straightening, levelling and 'setting parallel' of Trombone Slides

Comprising:

~ 500mm back-lit Straight edge forming the backbone of the tool

~ Full length 3400°K triphosphor Back-light

~ 2 Levelling Platens forming the side arms

~ 6 sliding PTFE Stops for 'setting parallel' and holding Slide while soldering

~ Adjustable, removable Bow/Brace support (adjusts in/out and up/down)

~ Workstation forms an 'H' square for checking squareness of Bows, Crooks and Braces

All work, including soldering, can be carried out at bench level and in one place, saving valuable workshop space and time

The high luminosity triphosphor Back-light shows up bends and kinks even under bright bench lights and daylight

view the slide against the straight edge, with the Back-light on, to find any curvature and its direction. Rotate the slide at the straight edge to check all around the tube

Straighten at the bench or on your leg in the normal way - no need to move far from the Workstation

Solder at the bench using a fire brick or mat or at the edge into free air The Platens are 110mm above the bench top as shown here Fully adjustable Bow/Brace support is fitted to ensure complete control during assembly   Note: The Back-light is switched off and the power cord has been removed for this operation

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Sabre III~ Triphosphor Leak Light

Comprising:

~ Electronic Power Box - gives instant start and flicker-free operation

~ High brightness, small profile fluorescent tube - sleeved for protection

13.5mm diameter by 440mm long with 1.4m long flying lead and connector

~ Soft PTFE end plugs protect instruments and Leak light from damage

~ Mains lead complete with plug

The high luminosity triphosphor light allows it to be used in daylight or under bright bench lights

Ideal for quickly assessing the condition of Flutes and Saxes - use during the levelling of tone holes, keywork and pads

Shows up splits cracks and holes in wooden and plastic instruments

useful in finding splits and cracks in the bell flares and larger straight sections of Brass instruments

quickly pinpoints seating problems on Flutes and aids levelling of tone holes
	a vital tool for Sax repair

~ Sabre Leak Light range & price guide circa end 2009.

Download: Sabre Leak Lights.pdf 

~ GreenLight ® Sabre VIII: High-contrast Leak Light - 5mm diameter by 300mm long for uses from Piccolos to Bari' Saxes; Violins to Double Basses; Brass tubing to Valve casings ~ New GreenLight ® technology gives excellent contrast between daylight / bench Lights & that leaking from tone holes or splits in tubing. The high-brightness, small profile fluorescent tube is sleeved for protection with additional Clear Scabbard protector for extra security in general use.

Download: SabreVIII GreenLight.pdf 

~ Swan-neck Flexible Leak Light for all Saxes, Cars, Cupboards & any other difficult places to inspect.

Download: Sabre IX.pdf 

GreenLight ® Sabre X: High-contrast LED Leak Light

- 5mm diameter Diffused LED light on a 450mm long flxible flat lead for uses from Piccolos to Bari' Saxes; Violins to Double Basses; Brass tubing to Valve casings ~ New GreenLight ® technology gives excellent contrast between daylight / bench Lights & that leaking from tone holes or splits in tubing. The high-brightness, small profile lamp is a low cost solution for tricky inspection situations & a good starter lamp for all repairers.

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Other products available or coming:

~ Low temperature moulding plastic ~ make copy moulds to re-shape damaged pad cups ~ rapidly make precise fitting drifts for tuning slide Bows for brass repair. Available now.

~ New roller system for rounding and de-bruising Brass tuning and Trombone slides. Developed & protoyope works well but realistic productionising looks poor in regard to cost at present.