Merlin
06-22-2006, 04:10 PM
I just finished working on a Geo. M. Bundy tenor piece this week. Did a trade with an SOTW member who had a Vito sop piece I wanted; I offered to reface a m/p for him.
Did the reface, and decided to do a slight duckbill on the beak, as Bundys have a very high arch bite area. This also helped to thin down the tip, which was also quite thick (even after being opened to .100")
All went well, until I went to put it on the neck of a new tenor. I hadn't noticed the small crack in the shank, which became a much larger crack. Well, I wasn't going to let all that work go to waste! I've used cyanoacrylate glues for cracks before, but I wanted to do this one up really nicely, so I opted to put a metal ring on the shank.
Here's the beak of the m/p.
Here's after the duckbilling and shank banding.
Closeup of the band.
It was a fun project - the rubber's nice to work on, and the piece sounds really good. The beak is more comfy to play as well, and the owner won't have to worry about his shank cracking!
I'll try and get some more pics along the way next time of the process on the lathe, etc.
Did the reface, and decided to do a slight duckbill on the beak, as Bundys have a very high arch bite area. This also helped to thin down the tip, which was also quite thick (even after being opened to .100")
All went well, until I went to put it on the neck of a new tenor. I hadn't noticed the small crack in the shank, which became a much larger crack. Well, I wasn't going to let all that work go to waste! I've used cyanoacrylate glues for cracks before, but I wanted to do this one up really nicely, so I opted to put a metal ring on the shank.
Here's the beak of the m/p.
Here's after the duckbilling and shank banding.
Closeup of the band.
It was a fun project - the rubber's nice to work on, and the piece sounds really good. The beak is more comfy to play as well, and the owner won't have to worry about his shank cracking!
I'll try and get some more pics along the way next time of the process on the lathe, etc.