French Horn Repair part 1- Wes Lee Music
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Published 2020-09-20
All Comments (21)
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Not only did he repair the horn's bell, he repaired the deepest pain in my heart from seeing it in such a horrendous state.
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I did this job as an assistant for a summer and I can attest to how difficult it is just to get small dents out of a horn bell. This guy's a wizard. Unbelievable
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As a blacksmith, I tip my hat to you, Sir! I kept waiting for the torches to come out but your skills, your tools, and your patience left me in awe!
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As a sheet metal worker, I can totally relate to what you have done. I can only imagine the face of the owner upon recovering his horn. Awesome.
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Wes that bell was a crumpled ball tin foil! Beautiful work bringing it back from the dead! Impressive Sir!
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That was amazing to watch. I would have never thought that bell could be restored.
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My god that looks as if it were thrown out of an aircraft at 30,000 feet! Brilliant Job Wes! I love watching craftsmen at their trade. It doesn't really matter what the craft is, but it's extra satisfying when you watch someone repair something in the brass family that you may have played at sometime. From one musical instrument maker ( pipe organ here in the UK) to a musical instrument repairer par excellance salutations Sir!
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The way you get that metal to shift and go back to straight without a lot of heat is really amazing to watch
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I never would’ve thought that was possible - amazing restoration work!
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I would love to hear the stories behind all of these smashed up instruments. All of them were crushed under some weight. My guess is tripped and fell on them possibly. He does unbelievable craftsmanship to bring them all back to life. Nothings impossible. Fun to watch.
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The amount of hand strength! My forearms and hands were sore just watching!!
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That is a very fortunate customer to have you as their repair tech =)
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I destroyed the bell of my trombone back in '80. Upset and stupid. Didn't know my dad paid $400 for that instrument. Didn't learn my lesson as I destroyed my Les Paul Custom in '84. I bought that one myself. That was some amazing work there.
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I always do appreciate the great work of these artisans... Watching the results that they get seems like magic to me. Great work 👍👍
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The most impressive thing to me is that if I personally received this instrument in such condition, I'd instantly cry. But not because I love music and instruments; because I know for a fact how much patience and strength it requires to get it back into shape. This man has my admiration.
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This man has the patience of a saint and the skill of a master. Thank you for recording your work. It was amazing to watch.
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Leather Apron, grey beard, fedora, impeccably organized shop.. you know this man is a master craftsman of a slowly disappearing art! Awesome work!
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Before I started watching, I figured he would have some kind of magical tool that would fix it straight away...but nope...old fashioned elbow grease, patience, knowledge and general metal working tools. Fantastic Job.
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Both of my parents studied band instrument repair. This is impressive to see.
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What a random video to stumble upon... I was pretty blown away by your craftsmanship sir, that was incredible! Inspiring to see someone saving what I would have thought to be trash, but instead ready to make more music.
