Here are the MusicMedic products used in this #WednesdayWisdom Live!
Swedging Woodwind Keys
Knipex Parallel Sweding Pliers
Unlike most key swedging pliers, the Knipex pliers have a massive amount of gripping power which will speed up the process of key swedging without overly marring keys. Learn more & order today!
Saxophone Key Sweding Pliers
These Saxophone Key Swedging pliers were designed in the MusicMedic.com Pro shop to fit all large saxophone key hinge tubes. The handles were designed to be extra long for better control and greater leverage. The jaws are highly polished to prevent marring of keys and to minimize friction. Learn more & order today!
Saxophone Key Sweding Pliers – Thin
These Saxophone Key Swedging pliers were designed in the MusicMedic.com Pro shop to fit all large saxophone key hinge tubes. The handles were designed to be extra long for better control and greater leverage. The jaws are highly polished to prevent marring of keys and to minimize friction. Learn more & order today!
Large Post Fitting Pliers
Our large post fitting pliers are a specialized tool for reducing the center hole of a woodwind post to remove play between the post and rod that travels through it. When the hole in a post is too large for the rod that travels through it, even properly fitted keys are noisy and difficult to adjust. Precision adjustments are nearly impossible. Until we designed these pliers, fixing these posts was very difficult. Technicians would need to float solder into the post head, sleeve the post head, oversize the rod or, in the case where it is the last post on a stack, split the end of the screw slot. These procedures are very time consuming or unsightly. Fitting posts with these pliers takes seconds and the resulting job is invisible and long-lasting. Learn more & order today!
Small Post Fitting Pliers
The Small Post Fitting Pliers are designed to work with smaller woodwind instruments. These pliers will allow you to swedge posts on flute, oboe and clarinet, as well as saxophone side keys where the Large Post Fitting Pliers don’t reach. Use these pliers on any instrument post where clearance is an issue. Learn more & order today!
Knipex Duckbill Pliers
Make room on your bench for what is sure to be your new favorite set of pliers: Knipex Parallel Duck Bill Pliers are modified at MusicMedic to offer the absolute best in quality and design. The body and jaws of the pliers are all of the goodness you expect from Knipex with the thoughtfulness you know MusicMedic will deliver. The parallel jaws are milled to allow them into tight places that regular Knipex pliers can’t go, without sacrificing strength. They grip hard and mar less, with a precision and feel that you must try to believe. Now make room in a drawer for all of your other duckbill pliers, because this is all you’re ever going to want to use again. Available in Small and Medium. Learn more & order today!
Hinge Tube Cutter Set
Our Hinge Tube Shortening and Post Facing Set makes it faster and easier to achieve low friction and maximum surface contact in your key fitting. Currently out of stock but click here to be notified when back and ready to order!
Replacement Hinge Tube Cutters
In stock and ready to order today!
Square Head Solid Brass Pin Vise
This high quality pin vise has a nut shaped head and knurled handle making it easy to tighten down by hand or with a wrench. The square head also keeps the tool from rolling around a bench. This pin vise has well-machined threads and tapers for a smooth feel and even closure. Learn more and order today!
Rawhide Mallet
This rawhide mallet is the repair industry standard for tapping keys, key cups, dents, dented mouthpieces, brass work and all areas of an instrument. The soft rawhide allows you to safely use this on brass instruments of all types. Learn more & order today!
Woodwind Screwdriver
As most technicians know, a good screwdriver is hard to find. Having the right size screwdriver for the job makes all the difference.First rate German construction means these screwdrivers are appropriate for daily repair shop use.The shafts are Chrome-Molybdenum-Vanadium steel for exceptional strength and durability. The ergonomic handle and light weight shaft reduce fatigue. Learn more & order today!
Replacement Hinge Rod Stock
This hinge rod stock is what we use in the Sax ProShop. It’s made from oil hardened 01 tool steel, and available in the most common diameters for woodwind instruments. Each order is 36” in length, cut in half for shipping unless otherwise requested. Learn more & order today!
Leveling Tone Holes
The Complete Tone Hole File Set
Jim Schmidt Diamond Abrasive Tone Hole Files for Saxophone
These are the smoothest, fastest cutting files you can buy. Nothing compares to diamonds. Learn more & order today!
Pilot Set
This Tone Hole Pilot Set contains 20 Delrin pilot discs manufactured at MusicMedic in Wilmington, NC. These pilots are helpful for centering the Tone Hole Files from the Complete Tone Hole File Set. Simply find the pilot which best fits inside the tone hole, thread it onto the mounting screw, and level tone holes easily, safely, and quickly. Learn more & order today!
Drill File Extension
This hardened steel drill driver is essential when using our technique of filing tone holes with a drill. Drill filing tone holes is the fastest and most accurate method of leveling saxophone tone holes. Learn more & order today!
Pad Cup and Tone Hole Pliers
These simple but effective pliers make quick work of repairing or rounding tone holes and pad cups. The unique angle on the front of the plier allows you to get into tight spaces when a pad cup or small tone hole rim is bent down. The flat and round jaws of the plier are buffed smooth to work without marring the pad cup or tone hole of any brass bodied instrument. Learn more & order today!
SuperNova LED Leak Light
The SuperNova is MusicMedic.com’s 360 degree LED LeakLight. This is a small and super bright professional LED LeakLight. It does not give off heat and is extremely durable. Learn more & order today!
Ultimax Key Oil Medium Viscosity
Medium Viscosity: Perfect for medium sized instruments such as alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon or any instrument with play in the key mechanism. A bit thicker than other key oils. When disassembling an instrument it is best to use a heavier lubricant. Learn more & order today!