Alto Saxophone Repad Project #3: Leveling Pads and Installing Keys

This is the 3rd video in the Yamaha Custom Alto saxophone series. In this video, Art installs the pads, levels the pads, and installs the keys.

Here is the link to the playlist "How to Repair a Saxophone"

Here is the link to the playlist "Alto Saxophone Repad Project"

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[wwjdlightsaber]

Great videos Sir! Helped me get my sons new vintage sax ready for play. Appreciate what you do!

[jeffpf]

I really enjoy your videos, Art! Thank you for creating them. I feel like I'm learning a lot watching your channel.

[JohnSmithessexfiresafety]

Great Video thankyou, please keep them coming. I'll have to be a bit more organised when I take my keys off or I'll never find out how they go back together!

[DavideMarzola]

Thank you, I really appreciate this very useful video. Very helpful and informative. I saw with great interest how you obtained the glue using flake shellac and add denatured alcohol to it and let it sit for a day. Really excellent method.
But I would like to know how long it takes for this glue to harden, basically how much time I have available to be able to "float" the pad into place.
Thanks for your help. Cordial greetings.

[willswanderings]

You say that you are putting the pads in after the keys are on so that you can seat the pads in a level position as you install them and that this lets the shellac fully harden with the pads already level to the toneholes. If this is true, then why did you have to go back and bend the keys in order to have the pads level with the toneholes?

[MarkJohnson-dubc]

Leveling that first pad seemed problematic and it was a shame after watching the video for a while you cut the video so we did not see what you had to do to finally get the pad level, do you have to be careful with the tool you were using not to bend the seating or are the seats able to take a lot of force?

[lassisilventoinen]

I've never had that much light coming out from the tonehole after repadding. Did you level those toneholes?

[camthesaxman]

When bending keys with that tool, I'm worried that he'll bust the hinge rod on the other end.

[richardavila]

How long until the liquid shellac is dried completely??

[mattmiller]

Couldn't you possibly damage the toneholes with that tool?

[javierquesada]

What a good video master the glue paste I like what name it has is pairs to the one that is used regularly chelad or something like that name has and where do I get it? thanks health

[jackdolphy]

Have you tried Music Medic’s self leveling pads?

[larrysupersport]

Question: can you only manipulate the pads when the shelac is wet (or not 100% set) or can you make adjustments at anytime?

[lord_beethoven]

How do you get the long (high f#)key in the right hand back on without it getting stuck open. When I put mine back on it doesn’t spring back closed.

[professorrafaelsoares]

Hello, great video, what name of the glue do you use for this collage of pads?

[m.r.vanderburgh]

Never bend the 4 keys that much as you did. There is for sure something else wrong with the horn!!!

[germygongonzalez]

What cane or sizea pad can I use for alto sax couesnon antique?

[jimmytrue]

you need to put a half paper washer on the side that you see the light, not to put a tool on and bending the key, that the wrong way .

[ApartmentKing]

That screwboard reminds me of a cribbage board.