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Pan-American Alto

This was a full overhaul, which for this job means that I:

  • Straightened the saxophone body (and re-soldered separated brace from striking the saxophone)
  • Straightened posts
  • Levelled tone holes
  • Cleaned old oil from hinge rods and posts
  • Removed pads and old adhesive
  • Replaced neck cork
  • Installed Sax Gourmet Black Roo Pads with flat metal resonators
  • Installed missing springs
  • Replaced corks and adjustment materials
  • Pad Seating
Pan-American Alto
Wood neck plug
Pan-American Alto
Completed job with checklist
Pan-American Alto
Saxophone ready to leave

Pan-American Alto
Pearl Rollers
Pan-American Alto
Saxgourmet Roopads
Pan-American Alto
Saxgourmet black roopads

Pan-American Alto
Keycups cleaned and drying
Pan-American Alto
Clean keycups
Pan-American Alto
Body curve

Pan-American Alto
Pan American Conn and trombone
Pan-American Alto
Cracked Tenon filled
Pan-American Alto
Leak neck tenon

Pan-American Alto
Disassembled and mild cleaning

The straightening of the body was new for me and so I practiced on the Kohlert tenor I picked up a few weeks ago since it already has a fair number of issues and also needed a straightening. I separated some tone holes and got a feel for how this tool works quickly, but it behaved differently with this alto – this alto can actually take quite a bit more of a beating than the tenor, so it took some time and ultimately cracked the connection between the reciever collar, making for a fair sized leak that I had to fill in.

Difference Tones Conn C Melody
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