When he put that grinder on that first key, I literally also said WOW. The complete quote was, 'WOW! Keep that damn thing away from MY saxophone!"

I had an old jazz musician tell me, when I said my sax sounded good but I hated all the scratches, to take some salt and rub it into my eyes until the scratches don't bother me anymore. So true, if it plays good, that is what matters.

@kanatdegenbaev4041

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙈

Thank you, Michael Cera

"not many places to clean ... *just here, maybe here, a little around here, and pretty much all over* "

@Plotani

3 жыл бұрын

made my day thanks dude

I wouldn't let you touch my sax. Nice slam onto the table!

@postnuevo

6 жыл бұрын

this entire video should be deleted for misinformation

@jennyeatwrld

5 жыл бұрын

@@postnuevo i agree this guy is a real clid vander housen. dont ya know, we should him and throw him a birth day party

@chrisconlon7970

4 жыл бұрын

Down and dirty, this is no pro video. I heard him hit the key pad with the shaft of the "Dremmel" tool.

I have that same saxophone along with a cannonball stone series alto!

it’s satisfying to watch actually

Yeah...it is nice to see such cleaning, but this service is done by reparation men. Unfortunately home situations....but really opened my mind how to try or even ask to do it on my sax when I go to RepairMan. Thank you!

If you're technical you can remove all the mechanics and then wash the sax under running, warm water with a little bit of detergents. Then take a cloth and wipe the sax, before putting back the mech's. If you're not that technical, you can use the cloth on reachable surfaces without removing the mech's, and as a complementary use brushes or similar for difficult areas, just like in the video. Maybe it doesn't become as nice as with a Dremel, but it shure prolongs the life cykle of the sax.

The same with my harmonica. It was brilliantly clean and smooth when I bought it, and I swore to always keep it in the case when not playing. I kept my vow, and it still got scratched. No idea how.

@Doostun

7 жыл бұрын

life. that's how.

That is NOT a "grinder". It is a "dremel" type tool with a "buffing" wheel attachment. A "grinder" is a tool that removes metal from an object. You are BUFFING the keys....NOT GRINDING them.

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

Rouge is an abrasive, it is iron oxide suspended in wax. Using polish of any sort scratches and removes metal, that is how it works. Pendant notors are commonly refered to as die grinders, or "grinders."

@jennyeatwrld

5 жыл бұрын

@@FriaGram this guys is a reals melvin he eats doughnuts i bet. he he lez go team!

Good morning, can you tell me the color of the saxophone body?

I have a 1903 sax from Paris. It need to come alive again.

@FantaZ4U

7 жыл бұрын

If it is truely a 1903, You need to check the Pitch to be at 440 and if not, it will be of little use playing with any modern instruments at the Low Pitch standard. Can me a pretty Display or played with Rare High Pitch instruments. Even Pianos would have to be re-tuned to play with it.

Would it make sense for Saxophone Manufacturers to put something as simple as a Spit Valve on the bottom curl of the Sax?

@andrewsilver7048

7 жыл бұрын

BJadiel Plays Well, it was a bit different in middle school band..

@aquacelot

6 жыл бұрын

Throbbing Mara how?

How about a $7000 super action 80 series II Bari?

i wanna clean mine but cant afford all that equipment minus the qtips n spray ofcourse any alternatives????????

What equipment? All you need is a dremmel tool and some buffing compound (available in any hobby store). Lemon Pledge and Q Tips should already be around the house.

amen to that

I\m supposed to buy a grinder now?

It looks brand new already

30 years ago when I was in high school I had a saxophone swab for my Tenor Saxophone. I would put it in the instrument every time I wasn't using it and just let it sit there until I needed to pull out the swab to play the instrument again. I wonder how much spit and watermarks there would be if everybody who plays a saxophone put a sax swab into it anytime they're not playing it.

@FantaZ4U

7 жыл бұрын

It's more appropriate to ask how many pads have they had to replace over time! I restore Vintage saxes for fun and even my 1926 Bass has many original pads. They slobber sticks keep moisture against the pads longer and can cause fungal growth in leather pads. Never leave a slobber stick inside a sax. Even student horns will get broken down pads with those. But it is a thing salesmen sell to students. A pass or two with a Silk string and pat is much more effective and will protect your horn better and safer . use it every time you [lay your horn. I often have 3-4 Clarinets and saxes on stage at once and it takes time, You still can beat the Drummers to go eat after a gig though!! Make it a habit! I once had a pawn shop give me a satin Gold Plated 1934 Buescher Alto because it's case smelled so bad, They couldn't open the case! I did a complete restoration and in is in a Collection now. Was a Dream Series in satin gold and burnished in the engraved area. About as good as you can get for altissimo and professional work.

U use brasso?

I have a YAS 23 too

Why is the sax so badly scratched? Is it a hire? I have a cheaper Jupiter and no way would it end up scratched like that!

Personally I like having a little bit of buildup, its like making the lacquer thicker for free :)

god, where are you, an airport hangar?

shouldn't you disassemble the instrument at some point to get other areas that are harder to reach???? or is that only for higher pay???

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

You shouldnt buff the instrument ever.

trust me, if you love your sax, you will take care of it like a woman deserves... thats why she left me...she caught me doing that with my sax xD

@deebo1186

6 жыл бұрын

AntiRaucher95 lmao 😆

@metube7332

6 жыл бұрын

Did you use valve oil or just go in dry

@justinhall3850

5 жыл бұрын

metube slskskssskdksskskkkkksssssssssss ☠️☠️💀

My g stillllll

whats rudge

can i ask the name of that grinder to be used?thanks.

@pjkoessler

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was a Dremmel

Rouge is a kind of metal polish. It is very fine, and used to bring out the shine on softer metals. You can get it at any industrial supply store.

@paulgentile1024

3 жыл бұрын

Looks good man

would you be specific on which dremmel grinder tool you used?

Hey that looks like my sax!

@melodywoods4786

5 жыл бұрын

I bet you play soprano sax then!

How about using liquid metal polish?

@phill3583

2 жыл бұрын

The surface is lacquer, not metal. Metal polish, or the setup used in this video will remove the lacquer.

What grinder is it?

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

Looks like an old foredom model with a #30 handpiece, though more likely a chinese knockoff. The #30 is not ideal for delecate work. A collet handpiece like the #8 or #10 or even #28 is far better.

is he canadian

Why? Its a YAS 23. The next time someone plays it, the watermarks will be back.

MY SAX...... A Yamaha YTS-25 Made in Japan!!!!!

How many kids got their father's smallest grinder and went to town on their Horn!!! Lol

NOTE:ONLY DO THIS IF YOU OWN YOUR OWN SAXAPHONE

@Okymkk

6 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach oh I don't

@Okymkk

6 жыл бұрын

But it needs to be clean by tomorrow so........

@justinhall3850

5 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Gonzalez just lick it clean

Rouge is going to grind down the fnish.. Bad

I never clean mine :L

Please no not encourage anyone to EVER Machine Buff any Professional, Plated, or Vintage Saxes ! It will ruin their tone quality. And there is no way to recover from a mistake, the best way is to do it the hard way by hand and with a cloth. It takes time and saves the horn's character. For Student level Machine made horns it could be OK but any heat created by a machine buffer on the main body will just make a sax sound worse. It is OK for attachments but nothing more. I have an collection of about 60 horns and restore Vintage rare horns. I would never buy a horn that shows signs of a mechanical buffing. They will never sound the same again. My Best Friend had his MK 6 he played professionally for over 21 years And hundreds of Albums, Ruined by a ignorant mechanic that buffed his horn after being told not to. That mechanic never gets pro work again. Old Seasoned Repair guys know better. The new guy that tried to work on his horn was fired. He had to borrow my Mk6 to finish a concert series with the the Temptations until l we found him a replacement Mk6, and the shop had to pay for it! Never EVER think about machine buffing a professional Sax! Buffing Student horns can be done but they never had an equivalent sound quality to lose. BTW, it is why some of the ugliest Vintage Horns sound the best! No thermal damage from Powered Buffers! Many poor shops make that mistake to save time but ruin quality horns. If you have a pro horn you need a quality shop that has experienced veteran experts. Even ugly vintage horns. It takes me about a full weekend and a few rouge cloths to disassemble my Silver Bass sax hand buff it then reassemble it and regulate it for a few weeks after. NO SHORTCUTS! The equivalence on skin is like a tattoo, It will take 4-5 times the cost to remove one, but it will never be totally removed and will always be a scar.

@wdazeaphonflame9082

7 жыл бұрын

FantaZ4U Thank you so much for putting this commment in the comment section. You have no idea how grateful I am

@FantaZ4U

7 жыл бұрын

Hope we can save the Classics before this generation ruins anymore!

@FantaZ4U

7 жыл бұрын

I only Allow Master Service Specialist with experience with saxes, Work on my best horns!

@john_rosenkaimer

4 жыл бұрын

@FantaZ4U what would I use for a silver plated Yamaha 62? It’s starting to tarnish and I’m not sure of the right product to use on it.

I’m a trumpet player. Why am I watching this?

@Okymkk

6 жыл бұрын

kremit the frog I have no idea

@justinhall3850

5 жыл бұрын

kremit the frog becaus you are Jelis and want to be a saxophone

I have a horn just like that.

I used wheel grinder to clean the keys -it ground it off, that can't right. I then used it to clean on the bell and a load sparks flew everywhere and went through the inside. my sax is ruined now, thanks but no thanks

My daughter thinks this video is so crazy

Hey aren't u suppost to be in zombieland

how much do you guys charge for this?

@mahteef

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply... 3,ooo,ooo quills

Hindi word main Samjha Na Chahiye Guruji

McClellan Music refurbishes and cleans school rental instruments. The water marks may come back over time, but it would be gross to give a kid his first saxophone covered with someone else's spit!

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but rental instruments are disposable in nature. If you do this to a nice horn every year for 10 years, it is going to be wrecked.

Some of this is nonsense, you don't need tips to put pledge on surface

@jennyeatwrld

5 жыл бұрын

tots pleadge alligence to this fist, am i right? or what? hey what kind of sax a crumb you play , playa?

you'll need to buy a new one if you don't clean it in a regular time. your spit is like acid for the saxophon surface.... you need to clean the spit, if you don't you're going to loose the glossy surface... trust me, my friend was lazy like you and now he regrets everything for not cleaning it... and it was a 1200€ yamaha xD

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

All brass instruments lose some of their lacquer and finish over time. They still play well.

Why would you even pay someone to just wipe over the surface of your sax? The clumsiest amateur can do the same job at home for nothing.

What about a sax like a MK 6 thats all brass keys? not like those cheap looking Yamahas LOL! I would never touch it with a grinder! I use qtips with alcohol The horn is worth 16k! :)

it wont suck when ur spend 3000 dollars on yamaha. and then when the spit corrods your instrument u will be fucked.

@FriaGram

6 жыл бұрын

Brass is pretty resistant. It gets oxodized which protects it. Its not like you are going to store salt water in the bell 24/7.

Who cares! Fix the way it plays. End of

I have that same saxophone along with a cannonball stone series alto!