Jul 28, 2020
Knocking over one of your dent ball sets is always a fun time. At least this set only has 49 balls (8mm - 20mm in 0.25mm increments); took me five minutes to put them back in order.
Could have been worse. Could have been this one:
That’s 101 dent balls, from 0.250″ to 0.750″ in 0.005″ increments, plus five different sizes of brass drivers. Next time I get on top of the customer instrument queue and have some time to kill, I think I’ll grab my Dremel and an engraving burr and scribe the sizes into the ends of the balls that are big enough for it.
#musical instrument repair#brasswork#brass instruments#brass repair tools#dent balls#N57G#there is a half size dent ball set too#that adds 0.0025" increments#if you don't want two separate cases kicking around#there is a case available to hold all 202 dent balls#I know some people who knocked over THAT one#almost a rite of passage#like impaling yourself on a saxophone#or stabbing your own hand with a screwdriver#either you've done it#or you haven't done it YET