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BOTCHED!- Besson Trumpet Bell, Repairing Hack Work, band
BOTCHED!- Besson Trumpet Bell, Repairing Hack Work, band instrument repair
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“Wes Lee Music Repair”
Friends, this episode is the reason I got into this field, hack work ruined one of my instruments. It pains me every time I have to …
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Incredible work. It is much harder to repair a botch job than to start fresh.
I don't know what amazes me more, your ability to perform magic or the willingness of the clients to pay for your magic. A true artisan makes it look easy.
Great work as always. Re-working someone else's mistakes is always twice as hard as just fixing it right the first time.
Wes I love seeing your work, it would be cool to see some of your customers reaction to getting their instrument's back…
As a fellow repair tech who prides themselves on quality work, I’m equally horrified to see the previous job called “work” and thrilled to see Wes call it out. This trade isn’t and shouldn’t be treated as a hobby; this is a serious skill and a lifestyle that requires dedication and attention to detail. Bravo Wes!
Your rant is just responsability and accountability. God bless you both.
You deserve so many more subscribers.
The important thing is that it got to the right man in time to be rescued. Thanks for the video.
I enjoy your work and your ethics revolving around appropriate repair work. I am in the business of restoration. The term "restoration" seems to be a very loose interpretation of a standard of work. Like you, I believe their should be a certification process for work provided. There are some mechanical certifications offered in our business. Some of those standards have become lax.
I often witness poor or substandard work often. I witness and repair previous work done by those technicians who should not be in the business. Some of the work performed puts clients in danger. I am passionate about my work. I enjoyed your visceral reaction to the poor work you found in your initial inspection.
You have a special talent and mindset to provide a high standard of work. GREAT job, Wes. Be good. Remain safe. Go out and have a Deluxe day.
Man.. I saved a trumpet that had been sat on badly with my limited equipment at home and straightened it out, it is now my favourite player. I think I could have done a much better job even without proshop- training, without a repairshop full of tools just handtools and a vice and a dentball. That work there must have been someone not looking into how to repair Trumpets, hating the work, hating the trumpet as an instrument and using the wrong tools and even then botched the job badly. Fine work saving that Besson.
Whoever did that previous work wanted to help, but didn’t have the skills or proper tools to do it properly, let’s hope they grow up to be a real tech some day.
you now when you get a rant from OP about other peoples workmanship while trying to fix their mistakes your watching a video of someone who takes extreme pride in his craft. Those are the only channels I subscribe to.
You're always referring to "light lines." Do you have your lights arranged in any particular way, or are your work areas configured in any particular way to give you the best light lines?
Great to watch the best
I love you Wes but you act like you are willing and able to repair any and all instruments but you didn't even respond to my email when I asked for advice about repairing my trumpet. I'm sure you always did the highest quality work even when you were just starting out (sarcasm). At least if you are too busy to respond to your fans then don't talk smack about other repair techs who are just trying to make it in the business.
Beautiful work! You are a true master of your craft!
You want it good, cheap or working… choose any two
How many days did that take?
What became of the Adolphe Saxhorn Cornet? I thought we had a few more parts to its journey ahead of us…..
Wes, the way you work the brass is amazing. Working the dents, bends and bulges out was magical.
It's always satisfying watching a Master Tradesman preform his work.
I can't help but wounder if you have your own mouth pieces or do you share with all the clients.
It's so fascinating to watch a master work his trade.
At the beginning of the video, Wes almost looks like he's traumatized by seeing the "repair" that was inflicted on this poor horn.
I’m a new person in this trade. I had someone give me a trumpet that had an object stuck inside. I gave them a quote and they had mentioned they brought it to a shop about a month before, and declined the dent work I quoted them because “the other shop said it played fine with the dents”… long story short, it was a sax dent ball that was stuck deep in the mangled bell, and I don’t see how it could have played with something that big blocking the airflow let alone how a dent ball would have gotten stuck in a child’s hands? Needless to say, they agreed to the dent work and the customer was happy with my work… not so happy with the other shop. I now have the rusted dent all on my bench as a trophy and a reminder 😂
Are you sure this wasn't DIY disaster? Who would have the customer come pick up the instrument and call that bell repaired.
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A non-tech here, just enjoy watching you work…. Is there a video where it's clear what you mean by "light lines"? Thanks!
Ha ha, I would consider starting at 8:01 as more of a "Fireside Chat" (see fireplace in the background at 3:43) than a "rant." You say you're not a phenomenon? Then tell us how you can be talking to us while still tapping on that horn😂😂 That was very clever.
I hope the owner takes that beautiful horn back to the first "tech" and says "THIS is how it's done!" Shoddy workmanship like that makes all repair techs look bad. I don't blame you for being angry with that original piss poor "repair."
always learning something new from this channel… honestly I will probably never work on instruments but a lot of the metal working techniques I can apply to several projects I am working on. At the very least I really enjoy learning something new just for the sake of knowledge. Well done sir
Whoa. Probably the first time I've ever seen Wes visibly angry at a shoddy job. I'm quite sure he'll amplify all this to the client.
We still consider that you are a phenomenal technician, my dear Wes !!!!
This discourse is both enlightening and empowering, fueling my desire for knowledge and growth.💕