The practical band instrument repair manual / Clayton H. Tiede.

Author/creator Tiede, Clayton H.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoDubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Company, [1962]
Description125 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Wind instruments--Repairing.

SeriesBrown music series
Music series. ^A311581
Contents Unit one. Brass instruments. Chapter one: Valve instruments. List of tools and accessories -- Mouthpiece. Stuck mouthpiece ; Cleaning the mouthpiece ; Straightening the mouthpiece -- Slides. Stuck slides ; Water keys ; Water key springs -- Valves. Placement of the key guides ; Valve damage ; Cleaning the valves ; Oiling the valves ; Valve buttons ; Valve adjustment corks and felts ; Valve springs ; Valve caps -- General care and cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter two: Trombone. List of tools and accessories -- Mouthpiece. Stuck mouthpiece ; Cleaning the mouthpiece ; Straightening the mouthpiece -- Tuning slide. Stuck slides -- Handslides. Care and specification ; Bumper corks ; Handslide trouble ; Water keys -- General care and cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter three: French horn. List of tools and accessories -- Mouthpiece. Stuck mouthpiece ; Cleaning the mouthpiece ; Straightening the mouthpiece -- Slides. Stuck slides ; Water keys -- Valves. Valve caps ; Oiling the valves ; Cleaning and reoiling ; Valve restringing ; Valve aligning ; Replacing valve adjustment corks -- General care and cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Unit two. Woodwind instruments. Chapter four: Clarinets. List of tools and accessories -- Assembling. Soprano clarinet ; Bass and alto clarinet -- Body. Cracks ; Loose tenon rings ; Loose posts ; Removing and replacing needle springs ; Tenon recorking (permanent and emergency) ; Stuck tenons -- Key mechanism. Key recorking ; Pads ; Testing for pad leaks ; Pad replacing ; Pad seating -- Common adjustment problems. Bridge mechanism ; Slide Bb key ; A-Ab combination ; Left hand lever keys ; Stuck swab -- General care and cleaning. Tuning ; Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter five: Oboe. List of tools and accessories -- Assembling -- Body. Cracks ; Loose tenon rings ; Removing and replacing needle springs ; Loose posts ; Tenon recorking (permanent and emergency) -- Key mechanism. Key recorking ; Pads ; Testing for pad leaks ; Pad replacing ; Pad seating ; Octave key speaker tubes -- General care and cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter six: Bassoon. List of tools and accessories -- Assembling -- Body. Cracks ; Loose tenon rings ; Loose posts ; Removing and replacing needle springs ; Loose joints ; Key recorking ; Pads and pad leaks ; Testing for pad leaks ; Reseating a pad ; Replacing a pad ; Boot gasket leaks -- General care and cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter seven: Saxophone. List of tools and accessories -- Assembling -- Key mechanism. Testing for leaks ; Pads and pad leaks ; Replacing a pad ; Sticky pads ; Bumpers ; Key recorking ; Springs ; Neck corks -- Common adjustment problems. Octave mechanism ; Octave tubes ; Bridge Bb ; G# key -- General cleaning. Instrument inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Chapter eight: Flute. List of tools and accessories -- Assembling -- Key mechanism. Testing for leaks ; Key recorking -- General care and cleaning. Instrument and inspection sheet ; Class project sheet -- Unit three. Percussion instruments. Chapter nine: Percussion instruments. Heads -- Snare drums. Ordering new heads ; Tucking ; Tensioning -- Bass drums. Ordering new heads ; Tucking ; Tensioning -- Tympani. Ordering new heads ; Tucking ; Tensioning -- Body. Snare drums ; Bass drums and tympani -- Snare drums. Gut ; Coiled wire ; Wirewound: silk snare -- Cymbals -- General information. Instrument inspection sheet (snare and bass) ; Instrument inspection sheet (tympani) ; Class project sheet -- Appendix. Composite list of tools and accessories (brass) ; Composite list of tools and accessories (woodwinds) ; Composite list of tools and accessories (brass and woodwinds) ; Tool and accessory supply sources.
LCCN 62014922