As long as there are 4th graders learning how to play, this guy will always have a job. You do amazing work.

Coming from auto body background here, at first I was like "He's gonna have to finesse those dents out I guess..." .....NOPE! Just brute force the living hell out of them, that's it!!! Love it!!

I’m not a musician but I have been working with metal for 30 years now. Seeing damaged musical instruments is very sad. I appreciate the care and time it takes to bring them back again.

My god - I can’t believe it. I’ve watched both French horn restoration videos. Very nicely done! I played the French horn from 6th grade through high school. I’m 71 now. I look back at those years with that one horn quite fondly. My 6th grade granddaughter has begun . Thank you sir.🤜🤛👊👍👍

I see this and admire this gentleman’s artistry and at the same time wonder what the hell did the player do to this horn. I take care of my sax better than I do myself

That's hands down the cutest oxy/acetylene torch I've ever seen.

The nerdy French horn section in my high school also were in the nerdy Latin and Latin II class. We called ourselves "The French Hornae." hahaha We sounded like a herd of elephanti when we were at our very best. Especially when we marched. Wonderful video.

Holy cow! Your line of work is so much more physical that a luthiers. I'm sure you could kill it at a arm wrestling contest! You are a master of your craft sir.

This is the definition of a "Master Tradesman"! Skills honed over numerous years with the guidance of an equally or even greater skilled teacher! Bravo!

Love the idea of using a snare stand on a French horn!

No music. No talking. Pure art

I don't even play french horn, but this is just beautiful to watch!

It's nice to see and know there is people out there who care!!!!!

Wes your ability to make strawberry jam out of pig shit is awe inspiring.

Te odgłosy wydawane przez Ciebie podczas tej naprawy, westchnienie, stękanie itp pokazują, jak ciężka fizycznie jest to praca. Wieki szacun.

Wth did I just watch? This is sick. And very much impressive.

What a difference and what a phenomenal job you did! Thank you for allowing us to see how it's done.

Complete mastery of the medium! This was harder than creating the instrument in the first place. Getting deep past the bell and fixing the dents is a show of finesse with strength!

Beautiful workmanship. A real pleasure to watch you work and resurrect this instrument.Cheers!

Your talent and workmanship are top notch. Some of these instruments look like they were run over by a space shuttle. But you make them look brand new again. Keep up the good work.

I imagine Mister Lee and every other instrument repair specialist raised a glass to the person that decided to make removable horn bells. Not having to manhandle the entire horn to fix the bell and not having to worry about the bell to fix the lower pipe must have made life a little easier.

Wow!! This is like visiting Gepetto's workshop. I didn't think people even had these skills any more. What a master!!

Absolutely amazing! I'm in awe! You opened my eyes to new possibilities. Thank you

I truly appreciate and understand why you do this for a living. You take instruments that most people would throw in trashed and bring them back to life

Didn’t know instrument repair can be so elegantly violent, awesome video

What a refreshing change to see an actual craftsman.thats some serious skill thankyou

I've watched a few of your repair videos and read some comments to think I may be the first to type 'Your upper body strength must be very high!' to 'push' that brass around like you do! 😍

Brings new meaning to being one with the metal. Props!

What a master you are on fixing those instruments, glad you can save them!!👍👍😊

Amazing work!

Jeez. Who needs the gym when you have this?

Sir, I just recently came across your channel, and I must admit that I am thoroughly impressed. As a string instrument builder who dabbles in sheet metal, I recognize that building and repair are two separate skills. You DEFINITELY have the repair thing well in hand. Honestly, I have to wonder just what the customer did to put this instrument in this condition, but it doesn't seem to matter, as anything seems to be within the realm of your skills. Big kudos. A trumpet player friend of mine ran over his horn length wise, one very dark night. It was his horn that he had worked for several summers to buy as a kid, and he was in his 60's now. I told him he should just frame it and put it on the wall. He sent it back to the factory and they had to replace the bell, but could pound everything else out. He still has and plays that horn to this day. It cost him about 4 times more to rebuild it than to buy it.

Unbeliavable! Fantastic job!

I thought the bell looked impossible, but this was hard to believe that you were able to get in there and work out those dents. Obviously it took a lot of time and energy and know how with the right equipment. I am sure it is not an inexpensive fix either but it cam out very well.

I would have assumed that horn dead and would have given it it's last rites. But you preformed a miracle and resurrected it! Amazing work!

Watched both videos. Very impressive! Thank You for entertaining me. I acquired a French Horn when I was a kid. Hand me down. I played Bugle in school. I don't recall what happened to either one. I dropped it for guitar when I was 15, before the relationship with the French Horn got physical. I actually didn't like played Bugle because of all the parading around I did as a Cub and Boy Scout. The school band was good, it encourage my interest in music.

Amazing craftsmanship ….thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻

I would never have thought that twisted mess would be a beautiful horn again. Fascinating set of stakes and burnishers used to do that job. That and brute strength. :D

Amazing. I thought it was totalled but you brought it back to life. Bravo.

I love your work - thanks for taking the time and effort to make videos! I chuckle every time you use a snare stand to hold your work - that's a fantastic idea!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication

You are a master at your craft! Superb work!

You have to see it to believe it is a real work and artist. Well done.👏

When I was in the band at university we had a storeroom full of French horns in this condition or worse. Even a couple double horns. Director always said it would cost too much to fix them.

Some members of our school band had loaners too but for some reason nobody ever mistreated their instruments like that. Unbelievable. Excellent restoration!

👍....Bravo!, gut gemacht!.. Ich bin deutscher Büchsenmacher und habe auch schon einige Jagdhörner ausgebeult. Dabei hilft keine Elektronik, nur echtes Handwerk!!...

Great skills, great hands!

This is a very gentle man that you do not want to get into a fight with.

If you're treating something gingerly for all the time you have it, you will never understand how truly fragile it might be. I have learned that shocking lesson just a few too many times; seeing someone else's folly makes me glad it wasn't mine. Great work fixing this wonderful instrument.

Artist!!! For sure

OMG! So amazing!

Todo un maestro, Bravo!!!

You are scary amazing at what you do. Truly. Respect!

Watching your videos I can’t help but think you would be an amazing masseuse.

Great work by the way!

Over the decades I have heard how they do it but until KZfaq came around now we know. Great Job.

I mean, absolutely incredible.

Friggin' magician you are man. As we say in french, CHAPEAU!

O homem certo com as ferramentas certas! Maravilhosa sua arte!!

If this gig doesn’t work out for you, you may still have a career in chiropractic… ;~) Great job!

Absolutely amazing hats off sir😍

Its a very hard work. Respect!

OK, I'm hooked, I am a musician and a craftsman, I really enjoy watching the metal finishing work, I know how to do it with steel, but have never done it with brass.

That guy must have many spirits looking over his shoulder learning things and being amazed.

I was blown away by the first video. I was so positive you wouldn’t be able to reach the second damaged area. Man was I wrong. Brute strength, finesse, a gift. Any way you categorize it, it is “other level skill”. Joy to watch you work!

Pure magic... Loved metal working: nothing along the lines what you do, as an HDR/W operating engineers, A mixing company one of the cement trucks, the upper hopper was tweaked / bent way out of shape, I told the shop foreman, or said something to him, why don't you straighten that out, there's nothing wrong with it; he laughed at me, I said I can fix it, bear in mind, it's partly doubled plated steal, stiff, heavy duty., Much to my liking, took me a couple of days, they didn't think it could be fixed, teamsters. showed them. You need to know how to talk to it. I'm retired now. Love it, your finished work is awesome.......

Я не думал что такие реставрационные работы не проводят, супер

Still the result is amazing!

West, you are a damn genius 👏

Master piece

A true craftsman

I just wish my shop was this organized!

you need to do customer reactions this was an amazing repair!

I’m a big fan of this guy he is so amazing at what he does the question that I have is I wonder how many instruments he fix in a day

Skills and a Boss Hat!!

Had to see the conclusion!

That's amazing.

Good job!

Grande 👏👏👏

Most impressive sir.

Amazing work! Crumpled metal gradually transformed into something as supple and smooth as human skin. Incredible. One question: why tackle the bell before working on the throat of the horn? Although I must add, while working on the throat, you didn’t seem to do the bell any damage. Beautiful craftsmanship!

You magician !

QUE MAESTRO!!!!!!

Beautiful

I am astounded that such damage can be repaired at all.

Incredible

That´s a nice shop.

Kind of reminds me of my wedding night.

I can't tell you how many public school instruments look just like this. So sad. Kids who don't own the instrument don't take care of them very well. I assume that's what this was. I suppose it's possible it was a yard sale find that the new owner actually cared about too. Nice job restoring it.

It would be a nice addition to your videos to get the player’s reaction to the fix and to hear it played by them.

Great use of the snare drum stand lol

Bravo 👏👏👏

Amazing

Am I the only one watching the bell slam into the vice repeatedly?

This was a great orchestral battle, judging by the state of the armor. Deeper-Deeper Harder-Harder. You can rarely find videos on KZfaq in which a dude intensively pushes his long stick deep, uses various tools and gallons of lube to stretch the pipe. I hope that she, who is the owner of the pipe, was satisfied with the result of his efforts

His apron was made less than a mile from my house! Sweet!

I've watched parts one and two and am amazed you were able to do this in less than 15 minutes!

Muito bom trabalho parabéns

I've been playing tuba/sousaphone since 1965 and I've never seen a brass instrument with this much damage (watched the first video before this one). Can you tell us how this horn got so beat up?

Is there a reason why you don’t heat treat/anneal the metal before reshaping it? You do beautiful work!