Wes, you really make these videos so entertaining, even to a non-tech like me. And it shows in the number of subscribers in such a short amount of time. Fantastic job!
Bravo! The amount of effort you put into thus is incredible and clearly evident in the final product. I love seeing these old horns brought back to life and, if you were closer to Rhode Island, I’d bring you my 1939 king that is in a similarly sad and misshapen state. Keep up the good work. PS-As a high school band director myself, I can only imagine how excited the school community was when they got this back. It’s a treat to play again!
How amazing is it that thse beautiful instruments can be revived and brought back from the dead!!! What an amazing skill to have, your abilities and knowledge are impecable! Simply amazing man!!!
It's wonderful work as well as the art that the instruments produce an artist is needed to make and restore them. Now i'm sure if this guy opened the coconut with just one hand.
Whenever I come accross one of your videos it just grabs my attention. You are a master keep posting you just inspire to become a better musician and repair tech.
Good evening sir, if I had not seen this repair I would not have believed it. My next issue is why would someone do this to fine musical instrument. They are damn lucky someone like you can pull their fat out of the fire. Thanks for sharing your skills and expertise. Truly a craftsman. You take care and good luck.
What an amazing transformation! You certainly are an artist in your work and must derive such satisfaction from a job so well done👍. Thanks for posting!
Being a autobody man of 28yrs straightening sheet metal virtually all my life, I can really appreciate this repair. Typically, in the automotive industry, something that was this bad would be sent to the junk yard and “totaled out”…..meaning it’s a total loss and it would be cheaper to replace it with a new one rather trying to fix it which would cost way more in labor hours. WOW! Your definitely very talented with metal work 👍 nice work 🙂
The school system in your area is so lucky to have you, Wes. You more than give back to the community. That instrument looked like it should be hung on a wall at a pizza joint never to be played again. Some lucky kid is going to reap the rewards of your hard generous work!
WOW!!! Those tools of yours got a work out on that instrument. Watched the video 2 times. A great repair was well worth it. I hope we get to hear You Blow some of the 1st notes through it.
My Josh Wes, my hands,arms and shoulder ached for 3 days after watching you fix this horn, beautiful job, it reminded me of my dirt bike days and removing dents from the exhaust pipe, I would temporarily weld the ends closed and hook it up to a pressure washer and feather the trigger to blow the dents out. I’m wondering if you have ever tried this on an instrument? I know they make hand pumps that can reach some high pressures which could allow you more control to not over stretch the brass. Just an idea, could be the next new tool, the Wes Lee hydraulic dent removal tool. Lol
Amazing skill. Wonderful to watch. Was wondering if you could add a little background on how such beautiful instruments were neglected or abused. Keep up the great work.
Wow ,that thing was fubar (f@#ked up beyond ANY recognition ) I'm definitely bringing my holten TR 395 Superbone down to you to restore , my bell is good , it just has a little damage around the brace, and needs a re lacquer job . I actually called your shop last week but I'll get in touch with you again .awesome work .
Way back in the dark ages, I was in Junior High* band. I attended three schools, and all three had instruments in the same condition as that poor Sousaphone was when you started. My young self thought "Those are done. There's no repairing that much damage." It's cough cough years later, and I'm happy to learn my young self was incorrect. Also, I remember the tuba player was dismayed because someone stepped on the bell of her tuba. If only we'd had someone like Mr. Lee to take care of it. (* Now "Middle School." that gives you an indication of how long ago it was.)
😂 I know exactly what you mean. South Park Junior High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades. ‘59, ‘60, ‘61 Those were the days!
I have built whole car bodies from nothing but sheet steel but I would not want to be the one to fix that damaged instrument. Getting it back in shape without thinning out the metal too much would be real difficult. I can't imagine the sound would ever be quite the same, there is no way to know if you got the shape exactly the same as it originally was. How the hell did it get so damaged anyway?
He is using magnetic dent balls. The magnet is in his hand with the handle attached and a heavy steel ball is inside the instrument. The magnetic attraction and the movement help remove dents. The small drum head acts as a barrier that makes movement easier and leaves less scarring on the surface.
Amazing work on how you repair these instruments Wes! I am curious just how do they get so many dents in them? Is it from kids that take out their frustrations on them?
I remember being in band in high school during the 80's. Back then we had the budget to get all the instruments fixed each year so they always looked and sounded their best... Sad that they are cutting back on funding for music programs nowadays...
You do great work. But can you be more specific on what you exactly that that pneumatic hamer does for you? You look like using your hands to hit the instrument with it anyway. Do you used reduced force of the hit because of it? I am just a little confused about it's use.
I believe how the pneumatic hammer does is when you depress a part on the head of the hammer it activates the cylinder inside hitting it with a lot of force (probably more than his normal hammer hits)
Almost everything can be repaired (particularly on well made instruments, not always true on bottom-price shit), but sometimes the instrument is not worth the cost... for a sousa, it would require a freaking lot of damage, though, given the buying price.
Where are you located? We have two sousaphones at our school that need dent, scratch, and other issues fixed and I would love to have that work be done by you
Great work!! Came out awesome! You ever come across brass instruments that lack focus on particular notes?? Is it just down to design or can it be little dents and things interfering? In this case its a US handmade trombone Martin Committee - Elkhart. I thought it would be better than a cheap Chinese horn but i think i did myself a disfavor.
Amazing, first that it ended up in such bad condition, second that you could do such a great job of fixing it.
It's more amazing that he fixed it so well.....The lack of care for the instrument is not at all amazing...
@@Karma_1996 take the mask off
@@GAMRMNTS2 What do you mean?
@@GAMRMNTS2 Its a photo. And over a year old at that.
Jesus!!! Does Godzilla chew that Souzaphone?!!! You are a national hero.
I marched Sousaphone back in High School, I always quipped that I was into Heavy Metal! Man I miss it...thanks for bringing this bad boy back to life!
Wes, you really make these videos so entertaining, even to a non-tech like me. And it shows in the number of subscribers in such a short amount of time. Fantastic job!
I thought i've seen everything I can possibly see at my age, but this guy's workmanship is fantastic !
Bravo! The amount of effort you put into thus is incredible and clearly evident in the final product. I love seeing these old horns brought back to life and, if you were closer to Rhode Island, I’d bring you my 1939 king that is in a similarly sad and misshapen state. Keep up the good work.
PS-As a high school band director myself, I can only imagine how excited the school community was when they got this back. It’s a treat to play again!
I really like how when using the magnetics, you can hear it go from a rough sound to the ball rolling smooth when the dent is out.
How amazing is it that thse beautiful instruments can be revived and brought back from the dead!!! What an amazing skill to have, your abilities and knowledge are impecable! Simply amazing man!!!
Well that was awesome! Thank you again for sharing your talent with us. Seems like part of that metal memory is also to know who’s the boss.
one of the smOOOOOOOOOOthest and most talented and skilled metal worker ive ever seen
mike
I know nothing about musical instruments... but this stuff is fascinating! The metal work is awesome!
Very satisfying to watch a master at work
Fantastic dent job for this poor sousa !
I would not have thought it was possible without removing the reinforcing strip/wire... you proved me wrong.
Your ability go for metal is absolutely incredible👏🏻👍🏆
I wouldn’t have believed it was possible to resurrect that horn! Loved the closeup shots while you were working.
Thank you. As the assistant and wife I am given many jobs.
I have done this kind of work before. Its physically exhausting. Much respect to you, sir!
Wow, beautiful work! It looks like it spent more time in the school's auto shop than the band room.
Oh man what a great job! And it was fascinating to watch and understand those tools.
¿How much of a repair like this cost?
Beautiful. Brings back memories from when I was in band in junior high. That was one of the three instruments I played.
Absolutely amazing work!
The man is an absolute master!! amazing work!! Thanks for bringing us.
I love coming back and watching this repair. It cheers me up. No matter how bad it looks/gets, it will always get better.
It's wonderful work as well as the art that the instruments produce an artist is needed to make and restore them. Now i'm sure if this guy opened the coconut with just one hand.
I love to watch a skilled craftsman and you sir, are a skilled craftsman! Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
Whenever I come accross one of your videos it just grabs my attention. You are a master keep posting you just inspire to become a better musician and repair tech.
Good evening sir, if I had not seen this repair I would not have believed it. My next issue is why would someone do this to fine musical instrument. They are damn lucky someone like you can pull their fat out of the fire. Thanks for sharing your skills and expertise. Truly a craftsman. You take care and good luck.
They are damn lucky to have a conn sousaphone in the first place
IMO you put 10X the work into fixing it than what it took to make it in the first place. Master Craftsman!!
awesome workmanship and patience.
What an amazing transformation! You certainly are an artist in your work and must derive such satisfaction from a job so well done👍. Thanks for posting!
Being a autobody man of 28yrs straightening sheet metal virtually all my life, I can really appreciate this repair. Typically, in the automotive industry, something that was this bad would be sent to the junk yard and “totaled out”…..meaning it’s a total loss and it would be cheaper to replace it with a new one rather trying to fix it which would cost way more in labor hours. WOW! Your definitely very talented with metal work 👍 nice work 🙂
Another successful challenge accomplished! Great work Wes!
The school system in your area is so lucky to have you, Wes. You more than give back to the community. That instrument looked like it should be hung on a wall at a pizza joint never to be played again. Some lucky kid is going to reap the rewards of your hard generous work!
The work you do is incredible! Keep it up we love to see it 🙏
WOW!!! Those tools of yours got a work out on that instrument. Watched the video 2 times. A great repair was well worth it. I hope we get to hear You Blow some of the 1st notes through it.
My Josh Wes, my hands,arms and shoulder ached for 3 days after watching you fix this horn, beautiful job, it reminded me of my dirt bike days and removing dents from the exhaust pipe, I would temporarily weld the ends closed and hook it up to a pressure washer and feather the trigger to blow the dents out. I’m wondering if you have ever tried this on an instrument? I know they make hand pumps that can reach some high pressures which could allow you more control to not over stretch the brass. Just an idea, could be the next new tool, the Wes Lee hydraulic dent removal tool. Lol
hallucinant, incroyable résultat: de la magie, vraiment!!! Bravo, quel art!!!!!
Amazing skill. Wonderful to watch. Was wondering if you could add a little background on how such beautiful instruments were neglected or abused. Keep up the great work.
Skill and patience - superhero level.
Wow! This puts emphasis on one “putting lots of effort” into the job!
This is such an amazing and entertaining process to watch.
Wow ,that thing was fubar (f@#ked up beyond ANY recognition ) I'm definitely bringing my holten TR 395 Superbone down to you to restore , my bell is good , it just has a little damage around the brace, and needs a re lacquer job . I actually called your shop last week but I'll get in touch with you again .awesome work .
Nothing short of magic. Most shops would use this Sousaphone as a wall hanger…….”Kids, show some love to our school instruments!”
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Have been looking forward to this. Not disappointed. 😁
incredible work
extremely underrated! Wow, this work, it looks amazing!
Good work.
From France.
Amazing to watch! I wonder if one could build a balloon strong enough to inflate inside the tube and push some of the worst dents out?
there are probably air compressors that could at least help with dent pulling probably nothing that could totally fix it
Does the metal ever get too fatigued to maintain its shape after it has been repaired?
AMAZING Work!!
You are like Magneto from XMen, with metal. Awesome.
I'm surprised the guards weren't broken. Good job for shaking too.
Well done! Looks great.
...grande abilità e pazienza di questo raro Maestro ❤🙏
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!
A true master craftsman
I am amazed you do not have to anneal the brass as you go.
👍👍👍 metalworking at its finest !
WOW! You work magic!!!
Fantastic job
it must be sore on the hands and arms.
Wow! That got it's butt handed to it at some point! Poor instrument. Glad you were able to resurrect it!
Now that’s laying pipe all night long😝You just needed the tune to complement your work👍🏻
Way back in the dark ages, I was in Junior High* band. I attended three schools, and all three had instruments in the same condition as that poor Sousaphone was when you started. My young self thought "Those are done. There's no repairing that much damage." It's cough cough years later, and I'm happy to learn my young self was incorrect.
Also, I remember the tuba player was dismayed because someone stepped on the bell of her tuba. If only we'd had someone like Mr. Lee to take care of it.
(* Now "Middle School." that gives you an indication of how long ago it was.)
😂 I know exactly what you mean. South Park Junior High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades. ‘59, ‘60, ‘61
Those were the days!
I have built whole car bodies from nothing but sheet steel but I would not want to be the one to fix that damaged instrument. Getting it back in shape without thinning out the metal too much would be real difficult. I can't imagine the sound would ever be quite the same, there is no way to know if you got the shape exactly the same as it originally was. How the hell did it get so damaged anyway?
I want to know how it got into that state to begin with.
Wes, Amazing work as usual....BUT, to be honest, I am missing the Fedora....
Do you have videos repairing sousaphone necks or tuning bits? Love the videos!
so the pieces become work-hardened? Just wondering if they loose their malleability being re-shaped.
What is that you are using from 4:50-6:30? The object you are running back and forth over the instrument.
He is using magnetic dent balls. The magnet is in his hand with the handle attached and a heavy steel ball is inside the instrument. The magnetic attraction and the movement help remove dents. The small drum head acts as a barrier that makes movement easier and leaves less scarring on the surface.
@@kristimiller-lee2338 Thank you.
Hi can you share how can we custom the neck of sousaphone, what material can we use to make it if we cant find the original ?
I always hit like first. Great job.
Amazing work on how you repair these instruments Wes! I am curious just how do they get so many dents in them? Is it from kids that take out their frustrations on them?
Boa noite mestre.!
Esse deu muito trabalho.Parabens nota 1000.
master craftsman at work. enough said!
4:17 Wes, you're just pulling our leg now.
Great job.
I remember being in band in high school during the 80's. Back then we had the budget to get all the instruments fixed each year so they always looked and sounded their best... Sad that they are cutting back on funding for music programs nowadays...
What did you spray on it?
Nice cap!
Bravo...! Maestro...!
Serviço ótimo! 75 anos Brasil
What was that old Souza made out of? You are a magic man.
What happened to that poor sousaphone? It looks like it got dropped from the school bus on the freeway and got run over by a bunch of cars.
Awesome stuff there, you sir, are a very talented craftsman!
You do great work. But can you be more specific on what you exactly that that pneumatic hamer does for you? You look like using your hands to hit the instrument with it anyway. Do you used reduced force of the hit because of it? I am just a little confused about it's use.
I believe how the pneumatic hammer does is when you depress a part on the head of the hammer it activates the cylinder inside hitting it with a lot of force (probably more than his normal hammer hits)
The air hammer helps save hands, does some harder pounding when necessary.
Do you have any sousaphones on sales?
How in hell these instruments get so much banged up?
Fantastic!
Ever wonder why it is so easy to dent a horn, but takes 10 times the force to hammer it back out?
Have you ever had an instrument that you’ve had to turn down or return unfixed?
Almost everything can be repaired (particularly on well made instruments, not always true on bottom-price shit), but sometimes the instrument is not worth the cost... for a sousa, it would require a freaking lot of damage, though, given the buying price.
Where are you located? We have two sousaphones at our school that need dent, scratch, and other issues fixed and I would love to have that work be done by you
We are in Petal, Mississippi and currently so busy we can't entertain work outside of our area. Wes definitely has sousa talent.
Great work!! Came out awesome! You ever come across brass instruments that lack focus on particular notes?? Is it just down to design or can it be little dents and things interfering? In this case its a US handmade trombone Martin Committee - Elkhart. I thought it would be better than a cheap Chinese horn but i think i did myself a disfavor.
the lesson to learn here is to never allow bad people to use a sousaphone if it ends up being destroyed but anyway nice work 👍
Tnx for your work, master, tnx
What is that pneumatic hammer tool you are using?
He listed it in the description of the video.
@@kristimiller-lee2338 thank you. I definitely had a brain fart moment.
Don't you just like it when things just POP into place? Or, should I say dents pop OUT of place?
What is the lube?
Fluid Film
Amazing