I recently bought an old King Cleveland 615 Tenor Sax (302xxx) from a small local retailer, that I believe acquired it from an estate sale. The Horn was in good visual condition, original case, and was playable, however appeared to be locked in it's case for a decade or so... A mix match of pads over it's years. I sought out a repair tech here and visited several stores from Oshawa to London, not limited to L&M or Cosmo.
I finally decided to take it to Gazebo Music in Pickering and am pleased with the results. Garry Lamb paid fine attention to detail on this overhaul / re-pad. Leveling the tone holes / key-cups, replaced all pads, felts, springs, and corks. I knew overhauling a tenor wasn't going to be cheap, pads alone were probably over $150. This is something I 'might' have been able to tackle myself, not far from my own line of work. However I am glad I left it in the hands of a professional yet personable service.
I doubt this horn has ever played this good. It now plays very consistent throughout it's range, be it soft like a lamb or loud like a King!
I finally decided to take it to Gazebo Music in Pickering and am pleased with the results. Garry Lamb paid fine attention to detail on this overhaul / re-pad. Leveling the tone holes / key-cups, replaced all pads, felts, springs, and corks. I knew overhauling a tenor wasn't going to be cheap, pads alone were probably over $150. This is something I 'might' have been able to tackle myself, not far from my own line of work. However I am glad I left it in the hands of a professional yet personable service.
I doubt this horn has ever played this good. It now plays very consistent throughout it's range, be it soft like a lamb or loud like a King!