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Welcome To J.L. Smith & Co. the innovator in woodwind and brass instrument repair supplies, parts, and tools since 1991. Our website is here to supply you with loads of helpful information on our products, as well as providing useful repair guidance and other valuable resources. Our online store will make it easy to place and track your orders.
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We don't like to leave marks from our tools in our work.
When burnishing silver-plated or solid silver parts to remove dents, it is very easy to scratch the silver. Think of a silver trumpet bell that you are burnishing on a machine. Particularly when using a stationary bell shoe, even if it is greased, it will likely scratch. It seems that no matter how much you do to remove dirt, and to polish the tools you use, there will inevitably be blemishes from your tools.
There is a very simple solution to resolve this. Simply spray the area with a coat of lacquer. We use our 110051 NIKOLAS SPRAY CAN LACQUER. Read and follow precautions. If you don’t have a spray booth, you may do this outdoors. Spraying outdoors you are likely to get blushing of the lacquer from humidity. Use a heat gun to blow warm air over the surface of the lacquer (before it dries). This will cause the moisture to vaporize.
You can easily strip the lacquer once you are done with the dent work. If you don’t have a strip-dip tank, you can brush on lacquer stripper.
There are also some spray oven cleaners that will remove the lacquer for easy clean up.
All the best,
Jeff
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Lighted Flute Tone Hole Gauge
Our lighted tone hole gauge is the ultimate way to locate flute tone hole imperfections. Before setting flute pads make sure that the tone hole is flat enough for a pad to seal with first touch. The tool is made of a comfortable and beautiful wooden handle, a precision ground and hardened gauge and a light with replaceable battery that shines into the tone hole illuminating gaps between the hole and the gauge. $39.50 |
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Servicing The Flute
This book is the companion guide to the Valentino Flute FixKit, and an invaluable introductory guide to anyone learning to service the flute. Includes sections on disassembly and assembly, dealing with pad leaks, replacing pads, 'bumpers', adjusting, lost motion and key height, head corks, and oiling. If you want to learn more about making a flute play its best, you need this book. 41 pages and 115 clear illustrations and close-up, step-by-step photographs make following the text easy.
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Fl Head Joint Cork Tool Set
There are two tools, one for installing the cork and one for removing it. The shorter tool removes the cork carrier with gentle tapping on a solid surface. The longer tool's length can be adjusted to show the original cork location. After removing the cork carrier, the new cork can be installed to its former setting if desired. Both tools feature a stop that helps prevent hand pinching when installing and removing. $24.00 |
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