The xylophone below arrived with its original upper octave chopped off (C#7 - C8)
bars, resonators & key-beds - all gone
The clients goal was to have it restored to its original 4.5 octave range and beauty
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Deagan 872 Xylophone Tuning & Refurbishment
Complete Deagan #872 Professional Xylophone Refurbishment by Salazar Fine Tuning
Refurbishment included:
* Nickel Plate Resonators, Tube Frame, and all Hardware.
* Refinish and Tune Keyboard
* Modify original Key-Beds to accept Bar Suspension Posts, Fabricate new Hardware
* Refinish Key-BedsHere's a photo depicting the older Key-Bed style where bars rest on felt strips between rubber covered pins:
Here's a photo of the same Key-Beds now outfitted with the updated "saddle" bar posts
allowing the bars to sustain more freely:
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Deagan Xylophone #870 Project
*Client supplied Original Deagan Xylophone Bars and Resonators only*
Salazar Fine Tuning completed the instrument by fabricating new Key-Beds,Tube Frame,
"Y" Adapters and Hardware in the Deagan style
Fabricated Key-Beds outfitted with Bar Suspension Posts and Tube Frame with Casters
New Nickel Plated Resonators, Custom Fabricated Tube Frame, "Y" Adapters and Hardware
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Leedy Xylophone #992 "George Hamilton Green" Model Refurbishment
Complete Refurbishment of a Leedy Xylophone "George Hamilton Green" Model #992
[circa 1928] by Salazar Fine Tuning
[circa 1928] by Salazar Fine Tuning
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
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