The Brass Bench; a select group of tools for the FIRST Brass
Repairman.
To be competitive in the band instrument repair field,
you have to have the tools to do the job.
As in sales, where, "You can't sell from an empty wagon!"; in repair, you have to "Be
equipped to do
the job!". Cliff now makes it easier for you to become a "Complete Repairman",
with these great "Shop Expansion Deals".
Prices on tools on this page were current on September 1, 2004.
Many items may have changed since then. Tools will be billed at the price in effect
on the day of sale.
An updated Price list page link is on the Home page.
I will try to put these tools in alphabetical order,
by part number.
This will make it a little easier to price.
There are some things you need more than one of
and they are so marked. You may add or delete from this list, of course.
Just print the
whole page and take your marking pen to it; for your own special modifications. Not
every tool is listed, just my favorite tools to use and/or be used most of the time.
Tools are NOT listed in
order of importance, or I wouldn't know where to begin to start!
Though probably with a good vise, dent rods, knuckle tools and several Dentball
sets and a P90 Trombone stone with a P91 stand.
Cliff's Thorough Brass Bench Setup
D1A Spring hook, med. size
D1B Spring hook, big sized
D2 Cork knife
D33 Bench knife
E17 Valve Alignment Mirror
E19 5" Straight round file, 0 cut
E25 8" Pilar, smooth cut file
E29 Flat, fine grooved, narrow, tone hole file
E29A Flat, fine grooved, tone hole file
E38 triangular scraper, solid straight edges
E40 (2) triangular scraper, hollowed straight edges
E45A (3) small spring clips
E45B (3) large spring clips
E90 Cr/Trmpt tuning slide pulling pliers
E92 Br/Eu, Tb tuning slide pulling pliers
E94 Tu/ Sousa tuning slide pulling pliers
F5 small rawhide mallet
F5A medium rawhide mallet
F5B Large rawhide mallet
F9 Brass head hammer
F10A (2) 98% Dent Hammer (Most Used)
F11...3/4" (19mm) Canvas Mallet
F11A 1 1/4" (31.75mm) Canvas Mallet
F13 narrow curved solder scraper
F14 medium curved solder scraper
F15 wide curved solder scraper
F16 8" (203mm) long half round scraper
F31A half ounce silversolder (35% silver)
F32 Round file lighter
F41 Silversolder flux 1/2 pound
F42 70/30 soft solder, one pound (strongest repair soft
solder)
F45 60/40 soft solder, one pound (what many manufactures
used)
F46B 1 quart soft solder (tin/lead) flux (liquid)
F48 Heavy Duty slip joint pliers
F57 Regular diagonal side cutting pliers
F61A Parallel action pliers, smooth jaw
F62 Long flat nose pliers
F63 Metal heavy duty scissors
F66 Small swivel screwdriver
F67 Medium swivel screwdriver
F68 Large swivel screwdriver
F72 Super swivel screwdriver
G5A 4" dial calipers
G32A Set of 3 trombone joint separators for Tenor trombone
G32B Set of 3 trombone joint separators for Bass trombones
G35 Set of 3 cork barrel/slide centering spacers
G40 Slide solder rod
G41A Tenor trombone bumper remover
G41B Bass trombone bumper remover
G45A Large cork barrel dent removing tool
G45B Smaller cork barrel dent removing tool
G62 Metal Back saw
G63 Adjustable hacksaw frame
G97 6" fraction ruler (can be used as a
straightedge to check valves)
H65 Piccolo head mandrel
H66 Piccolo body mandrel
J45 12" X 12" (35cm x 35cm) Millboard for soldering on.
L3 Probably the absolute best bell mandrel for Cr/Trmpt flares
L4 The same can be said of this mandrel for FH, Tb, Sx flares
L13 Everyone uses this Sliding Hammer and for many things
L14A A well kept secret, A Vee-Block (holds rods securely in vise)
L15AS 29 precision draw rings, chrome plated for finish & service
L15BS 18 larger sized precision draw rings, same finish as above
L17 Large burnishing ring for cornet or trumpet
L18 Large burnishing ring for trombone
L19 Handle for L17, L18 and L15 & L15A draw rings
L24 4" (101mm) X 1/2" (12.7mm) Lead block
L42 Dent Rod Holding Vise
N1 Back again for those precision jobs, 6"
N2 The standard of the industry right at 8"
N2A (3) Handles for the N1, N2 & N3 Burnishers
N3 Big brother for when you need more 10"
N4 Yamaha tuning slide dent set (gotta have it)
N13 Bell mounting jig for cornet or trumpet
N15 Mouthpiece shank straightening tool
N16S Set of 3 Saxophone tone hole dent rod guides
N31 Our favorite 3' straight 5/8" dia.rod, C threads and D&E threads
N31A Our favorite bent on C thread end for sax work or whatever
N31B Our favorite bent on D&E end for larger saxes and whatever
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Note: C threads are 3/8" and D & E threads are 1/2" per N80 type sets.
N33 Dent rod 3/4" (19mm) thick, 4' (1.21m) long with bent ends (for
C, D & E balls)
N35 Small right angle expandable dent remover
N36 Medium right angle expandable dent remover
N37 Large right angle expandable dent remover
N40 Small straight Sousa/Tuba expandable dent remover
N42 Medium straight Sousa/Tuba expandable dent remover
N49 Trumpet mouthpipe dent rod
N51S Set of 3 mouthpiece arbors
N52A Metric slide mandrel (12.2mm)
N52C Metric slide mandrel (14.5mm) (N52B is the same as N53B-#8
N53S Set of 10 slide mandrels for trombones (#4,5,6,7,8 are most used)
N53A #4, #5
N53B #6, #7, #8
N54A (3) Straight for forming knuckle tools
N54S Set of 5 small knuckle tools
N55E (2) Straight for forming knuckle tools
N55S Set of 5 knuckle tools
N59 (2) Pencil Magnet (to find the balls!)
N56 French horn mouthpipe cable kit for dent balls
N56A 12" (304mm) extension for N56
N56B 18" (452mm) extension for N56
N57G (101 of the finest dent balls in existence)
N57GH (and half sizes for really perfect work)
N57X (the 4 sizes for between these and barrels)
N61 Saxophone Body straightening tool for all saxes
N65S Set of 10 Large Barrel Dent Balls (1 1/8"(28.5mm) to 2 1/4"(57mm)
N67 Dent rod for Bass/Baritone $42.50 (uses N80D and N80E
balls w/ 1/2" thread)
N68 Right angle mandrel $17.50 (used N80A balls w/ #10X24
thread)
N69 Dent rod for Bass/Baritone 3/4" (19mm) thick (uses
N80D & E balls)
N70 Dent rod for French horn 1/2" (12.7mm) thick (uses
N80C balls)
N71 "S" Dent rod for French horn same as N70 thick (3/8"
threads/N80C)
N72 Body Bow dent remover rod (uses 3/8" N80C)
N73 Gooseneck rod (uses N80B balls w/ 1/4"X24 thread)
N74 Straight rod, 4' (1.21m) long 3/4" (19mm) thick
(uses N80C, D & E balls)
N75 Flute head mandrel
N76 Flute body mandrel
N76A Alto Flute body mandrel for Armstrong {.937"(23.8mm)}
N76B Alto Flute body mandrel for Artley, Haynes {.984"(24.99mm)}
Note: All balls in the following sets are available
individually if necessary.
N80AS (2) Set of 3 extra small balls for knuckle tools
N80BS (2) Set of 5 small balls for knuckle tools
N80CS Set of 6 medium balls for Sax, Br, Tb, etc. rods
N80DS Set of 4 med. large balls for Sax, Br, Tu, etc. rods
N80ES Set of 4 Large balls for BrSx, Br, Tu, So., etc. rods
N81S Set of 4 slotted balls for interior of sax bodies & rod
N82 Wall Mount Dent Ball Holder
N85 Saxophone Body dent remover
N86 Trumpet mouthpipe Dent Roller Kit, (Mandrel & Rollers)
N87A Trombone Pliers (slide dent rollers)
N89A Thread adapter lets 3/8" threads hold 1/2" threaded balls
N89B Thread adapter lets 1/2" threads hold 3/8" threaded balls
N90 general mouthpipe mandrel
N91S Complete Set of Best Mandrels for BrassWork
O70A Cornet/Trumpet assembly mandrel
O70B Trombone assembly mandrel
O70C Sax & Baritone/Euphonium mandrel
O70D Bass Trombone requested assembly mandrel
O70S Set of 3 most used wood mandrels (O70A,B &C)
P12 (formerly N1) 12" dent roller (Tb, FH, Tu, Sousa)
P50 Improved Cr/Trmpt Dent Ball Driver/Retriever
P51 Tuba mouthpipe dent ball driver/retriever
P52 French horn tuning slide driver/retriever
P53 Trombone Handslide end bow Driver/Retriever
P54 Trombone Tuning slide dent hammer
P55 Cr/Trmpt Tuning slide dent hammer
P56 French Horn Dent Driver/Retriever - Complete -OR-
P57 French Horn 'Hook-Back' Dent Driver/Retriever
P60 Rotary Valve Tightening Tool (incl. 4 collets)
P60C-5 additional New Sized Collet 5mm (.197")
P60C-6 additional New Sized Collet 6mm (.236")
P60C-7 additional New Sized Collet 7mm (.276")
P61 'New' Rotor Bearing Plate Expander (FH, Tb, Tuba)
P80 Ever popular, "Rocket Roller" forming and dent tool
P88 NEW Trombone slide dent tools, graduated in .005" steps
P88L 2 Long Handles for P88 mandrels, for use on trombone slides
P88S 2 Short Handles for P88 mandrels, for use on tuning slides, etc.
P88M Individual P88 mandrels, by size. (Ex. P88M-515 for .515",
etc.)
P90 Trombone slide leveling stone complete
P90S Stone Only from above does not include accessories)
P91 Stand Only for P90 stone
R88 Wood filing block
S70S Steel Valve cleaning rod
S71 Steel Trombone slide cleaning rod
S75 Special Delrin Tuba/Sousa valve cleaning rod
Just make a copy of this page and then cross off what
YOU don't want.
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