How to disassemble a saxophone: for the beginning Technician

This week we'll go over a viewer requested topic and show you how to take apart your saxophone! Be sure to use the hashtag #saxophonerepair in the comments to be entered to win this weeks prize!
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My tenor got wet when in my front closet because the apartment I lived in was leaking through the walls. Like, the water was rusty. I didn’t know this until I felt like playing. I opened it up, smelled mildew, then looked at my mouthpiece…. My god it was black because I left my reed on it from my last time playing 6 months prior. Instantly panicked and picked up my sax. *FOOF* I get dusted with spores. This will be fun. Sax has been moldy for 2 years now. I don’t know what to do with it besides clean it myself. I don’t want to do the professionals like that and my insurance company deemed my 11 year old sax a lost cause. I didn’t even get a payout, as it was the building owner’s fault (in my eyes).

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[@ianbegley4535]

Great video - any chance you can reupload it in 1080p as the quality makes it a little difficult to see what you're doing?

[@MusicMediccom]

Try this one it is similar and higher definition: th-cam.com/video/kgRjum63jQc/w-d-xo.html

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[@iainhowick2492]

Question re: #screwkeepingtrackofmanagement do pivot screws have to go back into the same post where you removed it from?

[@MusicMediccom]

Yes they should that would be best practice.

[@CesarSabinoN]

I just disassembled a 1922 Buescher C Melody and gave it a polish. Going to order some white Roo Pads for it. Do you all at Music Medic think the gold plated domed resonators would work well for a Buescher C Melody? Some of the pad cup to tone hole ratio has me concerned that the resonator will end up resting on the tone hole, particularly the bis key. Thanks for all the insight!
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[@glennmcclellan8853]

A 1922 May have snap-on pads. If so there’s no need to worry about resonators.

[@MusicMediccom]

Glenn is right about the snap on resos, be sure to look out for those! If not the gold domes look and sound great on the white RooPads! You might consider ordering individual pads instead of a set so you can order a riveted pad for the Bis key if clearance is an issue.

[@benl9993]

On my 1923 Buescher C Melody the owner/tech before me ground off all the snaps. I ordered a set with domes and the dome for the pad for the bis key ended up being too large. I had to salvage an old pad from elsewhere on the horn.

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[@bgclarinet]

What about the octave mechanism??

[@MusicMediccom]

Taking apart the octave key on the body follows the same procedure as other keys on the instrument. Make sure you put back the rod or pivot screws into the posts (depending on the instrument). One thing to do would be to take a picture of the mechanism (especially on a vintage American instrument) to ease in the re-assembly.

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