#repair music instrument

[dimalink]

Bass music

And about my music exercise a several word. There is nothing special. I am a music listener. And I all he time to have a dream to take in my hands a music instrument and to do something.

This is a smaller size of a jack input

I have a soviet bass guitar Ural. Now I can go back to bass guitar. It is a deal that several month, starting this 2024, it was a repair. I can say I try to make instrument ok about to repair. I need to fix a holes for mount belt with a wood. To screw out those bolts that were there. And screw in a new ones. I take a not expensive Chinese. With a silver color bolts for bass guitar. And already install them. And check them. All is ok. Color is beautiful. Silver. Such white. As metal. It reflects light. Surface of bolts white, metallic, silver and reflecting light. Such a little you can see it like a mirror a little reflects such effect. It is beautiful result!

My brother helps me at all the stages of process. Without him – I cannot to do these things. All complex things were made by my brother. And my part was to keep guitar straight and not to shake a guitar, while brother do the fixes. But bolts I screw by myself. They are self tapping screws. But before to setup them into the place, it is required to take a drill and drill a hole into the wood. This for example was made by brother. Little brother is clever. He can do deal with tech. A head works very good.

These are new silver bolts that hold the belt. They are shining and new!

So, all the things are done, in main, to return to bass music exercises. So I do not played it because of repair about a month duration. But it is not done with guitar itself. But to start a train it is already ok. I play while standing. And do not to plug in instrument. And play with pick.

This is a hole to put here a new jack input

Most close stage – already to plug guitar into sound card by input jack. Standard input. And here in my bass it is installed a smaller size jack. So, I decide to update it with standard jack. It is already goes from China. One moment is that on this guitar it has a flat element for jack output. So flat metal element, this metal thing, it should be flat. So, I select a silver color. So, it is light metal. Iron such as a visual. And square form. So, I wait for delivery.

And in network lots of them rounded. So, a curved rounded elements for jack input. It is American format. It is most common. But in China you can find a flat variation to setup a jack into a guitar. This iron should be flat for bass guitar Ural.

 As I setup. I can to plug in. And a main that I already going back to excises with bass guitar. There are several exercises I do. And with slowed tempo I try to learn something, that I call a cold wave, gothic. So,  about a last year, and this year I already learn it. But in slowed tempo. But I have not played for a month and already forget.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

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[courviknight]

happy holidays and a happy new year, @ko-rka!! i am your secret santa for @fmasecretsanta ^^

i drew for you emo punk ed fashion, cats, and stars... and let me tell you, it's been SUCH a pleasure drawing as i've listened to your mcr playlist!! i ended up liking a lot of songs on spotify back-to-back, but some of my favorites were "to the end" and "sleep"

i hope you like it, and i'm wishing you the best for the new year! :]

[shmowder]

I'll forever be thankful to the person who introduced me to Björk music on here; it completely changed the way I view and interact with music, I can't comprehend the possibility of going my whole life without having discovered her music just living in my limited bubble for eternity

[deuterium51614]

Yeah, I peg.

[synthesis-music]

Musical instruments are like cats: look before you sit.

Trying to fix as much of this as I can without unsoldering the bell. May end up having to remove it anyway, depending on how close I can get with burnishers and maybe rollers on the Mini-Z.

[onmymusicstand]

Galoubet Update: Restoration Progress!

I’ve just finished oiling my galoubet, and you can see the before and after photos above. I’m so excited! The wood looks much healthier now after a thorough oiling session!

I also tested the headjoint, and I’m happy to say that the sound is clear and crisp — much better than I expected after the flute's initial condition...

Now, there’s only one last step left: restoring the tenon. Once that’s done, I’ll be able to fully test and enjoy this beautiful instrument! I can't wait!! 😁

Stay tuned for the final update! ☺️

[lilac-udon]

sunny making fake flowers for basil, that's so gay...

[fail-eacan]

Is anyone able to fix my harmonica?

This isn’t a spy code or anything- I have a harmonica that is broken. It’s a nice harmonica and I like it and want to keep and play it, but it has a few notes that don’t make sound when you blow in/out.

I don’t know anyone in person with the ability to fix broken harmonicas so I have come to the trans app to ask for assistance.

I would be deeply grateful for any help that people can provide! Thanks and g’day.

[smoky-impressions]

got an amati abs62 bari sax off kijiji.

it has a low A and high F# mech

am taking it entirely apart to clean and put back into working order (it was a school instrument at a private school, but has not been played since last servicing in 2006)

i hope it will turn out playable!

[dimalink]

Bass – restoration II

From time to time, I am making already my music news. So, I am a music listener. Mainly. But, from time to time, regularly. Butб not as it is good to be. But, I pay attention to music exercises. So, about a bass guitar, there is some story. So, I do not have my own music now. But, as I can say, everything is in ahead!

I make restoration of bass guitar Ural. About some certain condition. Which I planned. I, now, can try to record something with it.

Most important thing, that I installed. It is a new jack out. For a wire. You need to plug in a wire into a bass guitar and play. So, this is connector – it is jack. And I change it to standard. So, it was installed there a more compact size one jack. And I change it to standard to have a more simple situations. It is first bass.

So, I make a long time preparations for this moment. While, I receive the jack itself. From Ali Express. It is such a metal plate. Saying simple. And next thing, I need to be ready to solder it. To solder – it is a hard thing. Especially, if never did it before.

Once again, my bro helps me. Very a lot he helps me with it. And, as my brother told – solder process - it is jewelry process. To work with welding machine - it will be more easy thing.

It is in need to solder two wires to those jack. Those one, that was simple – I solder by myself. And from the first time – I failed to do it. But, I solder it in the end. And second one little wire – it was a hard one. And my brother was doing it for a long time. Also, he solder it.

 And it was find out next, that, some device inside of a bass guitar, it was not existed some wire for it. So, it was a broken wire. And, it is to solder it too. If to keep for a long time a soldering iron near potentiometer, then it will be overheated. And, this thing will be broken. So, it was a some very accurate solder process in those place. And, this thing, also, goes to my brother, he was doing it. I am in this process - to keep guitar stable, to handle it in hands, only. And, I push some strings, to check can it play or not.

So, without brother - it will be no chance for me to prepare this guitar. So, main part of all the things - my brother does it. So, this is one of the reason, why I put aside this idea to change jack, and a soldering iron. And, I understand one point - it will be hard. But, one summer weekend day. Sunday. So, till the late evening, all of the things were done. In the early evening, I do this repair moment with bass guitar.

So, what is next – it is a simple things, count like this. To tighten with little bolts into a case. I have little bolts. Lots of them. Screwdriver I have too. And to check a guitar. It works!

It is interesting, we try it with some little combo with a word Spyder. So, we plug it into a guitar combo. We plug in a bass guitar into a electro guitar combo. And it even can play something. It is interesting sound in result. It is, already, some interesting point for my bro, he was interesting with it. He plays something for a long time. With a different strings. Some strings from a bass are sounds rather good with electro guitar combo.

And, next thing, last trick to do, it is to change string for new one. Orphee Electric Bass Guitar Strings VX120. So, I setup these strings. Well, I can change string. I can do this thing. But, my brother was interesting to look at this things too. So, we changed strings. It was such a blue package. Rather big. So, for the first time in my life, I take into my hands a bass guitar strings. So, at the package it is written - Vigorous tone and medium. 40, 60, 80, 100. It should to be a thickness of strings. I guess, it is normal.

About some interesting things. I pay attention. One moment. That about a jack itself. That this metal plate for bass guitar Ural you need plain. Not a curve. It is such a specific moment. It is a thing, that for lots of instruments. They are something like American – so, they have usually a curved form of a jack.

It is a little of curved. So, this one not goes for soviet bass guitar Ural. But it is not a problem at all. There are all of the forms at the Ali Express. And curved, and plains. But, it takes some time. When I buy at first time typical one – which is popular these days - curved jack. While, I find a time to try it, and get idea - it is not a right form. To buy a plain one. Delivery process, also, takes a time.

So, lets make some result. And most hard part. It was to solder a jack. And to solder all the little wires. It takes most of time. And makes some pressure times, so hard moments. So, I will never do this for one attempt. That’s for sure. So, my little brother helps me. So, thanks to little brother! So, with this positive note I finish this music story.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

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[cherr-yblues]

Shes here and she is CRUSTY crusty...

I am gonna have a lot of fun repairing it

[ghost-toe]

with the keys reinstalled, the brand name added back in vinyl, and the wood oiled, this recorder is done!

this is what it looked like before:

it looks and feels so much better without all that varnish on there, and i'm excited to play it!

[prose2passion]

That's the fifth violin I've brought back to life with relatively simple repair jobs. I'm finding it very satisfying to make them playable again and play them for a while. I'm loving the sound of all of them, but that may just be me having a Pygmalion moment. Have rehomed one already and will pass on two of the rest, keeping two.

Next up some fractional violins that need attention. A 7/8, two 3/4 and a 1/2 sized one.

[originalharmonysalad]

The Last Repair Shop | L.A. Times Short Docs & Searchlight Pictures

In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.

Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of the recording capital of the world.

Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers.

[synthesis-music]

Shitty soldering job, right?

WRONG

That, my friends, is epoxy.

This one got filed under "haha NOPE" because the cost of the repair would not have been worth it. Epoxy does not melt and wipe off the way solder does; I would have had to basically chisel it off, and who knows how long that would have taken me.