The Benchlife Blog Index
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Bell stay, dropped, Yamaha YAS275
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March
2017
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Botch
jobs
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Selmer MkVI alto, toneholes, keywork
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August
2017
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Cakes
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Cakes, custard slices, mmmmm
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April
2017 |
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Cakes, not custard slices, mmmmmm
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May
2017 |
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Conn
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Mexican Conn 12M, baritone, serial number,
dodgy
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January
2018 |
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Crook/neck
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Crook, dented, bent, Yamaha alto
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April
2017 |
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Crook, replace tenon sleeve, fitting, Martin
Committee III
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June
2017 |
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Crook, fitting Chu Berry crook
to TJ RAW alto |
January
2023 |
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Dentwork
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Dentwork, scratches, baritone
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January
2018 |
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Doh!
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Car repairs
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March
2017 |
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Head
joint
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Head joint, flute repairs
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March
2017 |
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Keywork/Action
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Excess play, Yanagisawa WO33 alto
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May
2017 |
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Octave key, customising, Selmer MkVI alto |
August
2019 |
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Oiling the action, silicone/oil emulsion |
December
2018 |
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Pearls, making
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February
2018 |
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Regulation, excess felt
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June
2017 |
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Rod screw, making, Selmer Ref.54
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September
2017 |
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Tightening action, Borgani soprano
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March
2017 |
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Tightening action, reamers, tools, making
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July
2017 |
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Tightening action, octave mech, King Super
20 |
December
2018 |
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Finishes
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Lacquer, stripping
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July
2017 |
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Scratches, baritone
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January
2018 |
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Gadgets
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USB microscope, Lenovo Mixx 700
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April
2017 |
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Martin
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Martin Committee III, crook, replace tenon
sleeve, fitting
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June
2017 |
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Martin. Yanagisawa S800, soprano
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May
2017 |
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Serial
numbers
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Serial number, dodgy, Mexican Conn 12M,
baritone
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January
2018 |
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Sling
ring
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Sling ring, replacing, metal sling hook
wear
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April
2017 |
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Stands
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Sax, Hercules modifications
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July
2017 |
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Selmer
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Selmer MkVI alto, toneholes, keywork
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August
2017 |
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Rod screw, making, Selmer Ref.54
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September
2017 |
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Thumb
rest
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Making, custom TJ RAW, strange tools
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March
2017 |
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Making, Borgani soprano
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April
2017 |
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Making, Selmer MkVI alto |
August
2019 |
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Making, penny/tin whistle buttons |
March
2020 |
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TJ
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TJ RAW custom thumb rest
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March
2017 |
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Tools
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Degausser, making |
July
2019 |
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Lathe centres |
November
2018 |
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Leaklight, making
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October
2018 |
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Reamers, making, tightening action
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July
2017 |
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Saxwhacker, making, bent body
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March
2018 |
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New drill |
November
2018 |
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Octave swivel pin reduction |
February
2020 |
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Tip finds, micrometer
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June
2017 |
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York vice |
June
2019 |
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Toneholes
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Levelling, flat standards, making
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February
2018 |
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Toneholes, soldered, leak detecting
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June
2017 |
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Ultra-Cheap
horns
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Ultra-Cheap alto, ten years on
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April
2017 |
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Workshop
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Workshop, tidying, drawers
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May
2017 |
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Yamaha
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YTS275, fourth time lucky, repairs
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April
2017 |
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YAS275, bell stay, dropped
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March
2017 |
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Yanagisawa
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S800, Martin, soprano
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May
2017 |
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Yanagisawa WO33 alto, excess play
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May
2017 |
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