Hans Martini

Repair of the Conn Alto Saxophone disaster

Hans — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:12:17 +0000

This will be the first attempt at posting to this blog, so it probably will not be too fancy. Don’t worry. I’m bound to get better.

Before

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After

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This horn fell out of its case in a moving van on a trip from Manitoba to New Brunswick. It belonged to the deceased brother of the guy wanting the repair. He wanted the horn so He could maintain the memory of his brother.

It would be an insurance job so the money would not be a problem. Of course this horn was not worth (in dollars) the price of the repair. I was on the way to a repair convention and decide I would buy a magnetic dent removal system (MDRS) while there to facilitate this repair.

All that was required was that it look good and that I would play Georgia (his brother’s favourite tune) on it. It all worked out pretty good and I acquired an excellent dent removal system in the process.

WOW, what a mess. Will keep trying.

Repairman

Blog Designer — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:28:17 +0000

Hans Martini at work

Most people in Fredericton think of Hans as a jazz musician, but he is also the owner/operator of a musical instrument repair shop and a small recording studio called WoodShed Sound.

Hans is a member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians. This is a picture of him at his workbench.

Welcome to the “Rant”

Blog Designer — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:44:54 +0000

While I was visiting Fredericton in April of 2009, Hans asked me to update his website. The site was orginally created for him by his son, Calvin.

The section called “About Town” was where Hans listed his upcoming shows, but it was out of date. Hans wanted to update the site himself, so I have created this blog so he can keep us up-to-date on what he’s doing theses days!

Enjoy!