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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 24

Anonymous Köhlner model: Assembly time! Moment of truth on actually getting to play it and test out the intonation.
#horn
#antique
#vintage
#repair
#frenchhorn

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 19

Available soon: '64 Conn mellophonium, complete with original case, mouthpiece, and Eb adaptor. Come see me at NWHS '25 in Eugene!
#repair
#Conn
#mellophonium
#availablesoon

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 17

Right tool for the right job: love this holding jig from Allied
#altohorn
#hotmess
#repair
#tool

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 13

The style - there's no maker's mark anywhere on the horn, so bit of a mystery! Work so far: inital clean, repaired a broken brace, pulled the valve section to access the leadpipe for the dent work... I'll try to be better about posting ;)

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 13

Available soon: Anonymous late 1800's Köhlner model. These horns have a long slow tapered leadpipe that wraps the entire body's circumference before ending at the valve section. More progress pics soon. Hopefully done by NWHS's upcoming symposium!
#horn
#vintage
#historicalperformance
#earlymusic

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Apr 1

Busy days with a triple clean in the shop! Lots of small pieces to keep track of.
#horn
#triplehorn
#repair
#instrumentrepair

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Mar 12

omg you're amazing - thank you for bringing such wonderful weirdness to the work 🥰

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Mar 11

Before, during, and after a patch job on a Berliner tuba. Satisfying to seal up that nasty crack!
#tuba #vintage #repair #instrumentrepair

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Mar 6

All together now!
#horn #frenchhorn #repair #instrumentrepair

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Mar 6

An older Reynolds! The fit between the valve ports and outer slide tubes is extremely tight and difficult to wick solder into. Might've been a 'Friday' horn at the factory ;)

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Mar 3

A surprising fail on the bench today: when the factory doesn't use enough solder, scary things can happen!
#horn #frenchhorn #repair #instrumetrepair

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 28

Screw the oligarchs. Tiny people like us made them with our pennies and dimes and tiny people like us can crush them. Don't buy from Amazon and other giant companies today, or tomorrow, or the day after that.

#buynothingday #defeatoligarchy
#washingtonpost #cancel

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 28

However, Bezos' new policy of surpressing political dissent of sitting presidents in the op-eds is untenable for me. I can no longer financially support this paper, even though I love it. I am so sorry."

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 28

I cancelled my Washington Post subscription today :/. Here's why:
"I've been a subscriber for a few years and highly value the wide-ranging, indepth content and sterling journalism the Post is known for. It's been my go-to for vetted, trusted information from cookie recipes to current events.

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 28

What a perfect day to stay home, don't buy anything, and eat an orange. Happy Linus Pauling Day!

Happy Linus Pauling Day! Why you should eat an orange to celebrate the Oregon-born scientist

Linus Pauling is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes: for chemistry (in 1954) and peace (in 1962).

www.oregonlive.com

Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 22

I had a lot of fun at the PDX repair meetup at Lucky Lab yesterday! Excellent beer was drunk; stories, tips, and gossip were swapped. So grateful to have such awesome and supportive colleagues in the field here 💖
#repairtech #bandinstrumentrepair #luckylab

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 20

Fun and easy custom modification for a friend who likes to play trumpet one-handed: the extra hook acts as a thumbrest
#trumpet #instrumentrepair #custommodification

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Zen from Jackalope Brassworks @jackalopebrasswrks.bsky.social · Feb 17

Diagnosing trombone slide problems with a precision stone: see the line of light under the slide tube? It indicates the tube is bent and not perfectly straight.
#trombone #repair #instrumentrepair