Looking for advice on "doing right" by someone:
At an outdoor performance the other night, I dropped the plexiglass sheet from the stand, and it hit the bell of my sectionmate's horn, leaving a scratch in lhe lacquer maybe 2-3' long, about the thickness of a hair or two: no dent, just a scratch, no displacement of the metal to speak of.
I "man up" when I mess up, and I'll pay to fix it, but assume that removing the scratch would require buffing and relacquering the whole bell, and that this might well be a cure worse than the disease?
Alternative "make right" gestures?
What to Do?
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JTeagarden
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What to Do?
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tbonesullivan
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Re: What to Do?
Did you tell your section mate on the spot? In general it would be up to them.
David S. - daveyboy37 from TTF
Bach 39, LT36B, 42BOF & 42T, King 2103 / 3b, Kanstul 1570CR & 1588CR, Yamaha YBL-612 RII, YBL-822G & YBL-830, Sterling 1056GHS Euphonium,
Livingston Symphony Orchestra NJ - Trombone
Bach 39, LT36B, 42BOF & 42T, King 2103 / 3b, Kanstul 1570CR & 1588CR, Yamaha YBL-612 RII, YBL-822G & YBL-830, Sterling 1056GHS Euphonium,
Livingston Symphony Orchestra NJ - Trombone
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JTeagarden
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Re: What to Do?
Yes, of coursetbonesullivan wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:42 am Did you tell your section mate on the spot? In general it would be up to them.
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AtomicClock
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Re: What to Do?
Take it to an engraver, and have the "scar" be the first stroke of a new artwork.
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JTeagarden
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Re: What to Do?
tempting, tempting...