As mentioned in another post, I bought Ed's old Beaugnier-made Vito bari. Unfortunately, the top of the crook (i.e. this part and no, that's not my horn) got dented in shipping: the top is flat (not pushed in, just flat) and the part where the crook meets the body is a bit "bowed". This has caused the tonehole vents that are on and around the crook to be outta whack: all the altissimo keys and the two octave vents -- the horn has both vents on the horn, not on the neck (which is a design I prefer, BTB).
While I am going to take it in for repairs, I wish to be prepared for the sticker shock. Any guesses on how much it'd be to unsolder the crook, get the dents out, creatively bend some keys and make sure there aren't any leaks?
I apologize in advance, but I do not have a digital camera and I really don't want to try to get the bari onto my scanner .
While I am going to take it in for repairs, I wish to be prepared for the sticker shock. Any guesses on how much it'd be to unsolder the crook, get the dents out, creatively bend some keys and make sure there aren't any leaks?
I apologize in advance, but I do not have a digital camera and I really don't want to try to get the bari onto my scanner .