" I hope none of you ever pick up your
saxophone and see water spill out of
the tone-holes, never have to see springs rust before your
eyes, and never
have to watch helplessly as the oils leech from the wood
of your clarinet
and the wood starts to turn white.
Such was the scene when the house's sump-pump broke, filling
the basement
and my instruments to the brim with water. The horns had
been submerged
for several days by the time I discovered the accident.
It was a Sunday
morning, the hour was against me, all repair-shops were
closed, and I had
only half an hour before boarding a plane to England for
a week, leaving
my beloved instruments to rust, rot, and die a slow, miserable
death.
Frantically, I called every single repair-shop in the area
with no answer.
Then I made one final, desperate call to a repairman I had
never heard of
before. Steve Deutsch answered, heard my plight, and agreed
to take the
horns immediately and see what he could do.
To my delight, surprise, and supreme relief, Steve saved
all three
instruments. Not only did he resurrect the dead, he renewed
them to a
state far superior to their condition before the accident.
Thanks to
Steve and all his phenomenal work, my horns continue to
live and breathe
and my complete loss is now my profound gain." Alex
Scammon
"Steve,
Thank you once again for saving the day. The work you did
on my Tenor was great! You took the slop out of the keys
in question and adjusted it perfectly. You always seem to
find the time in an emergency. Thanks again",
Skip Mesquite
(original member of Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Lenny Williams,
Deniece Williams, Merle Saunders)
"I've used a few different repair shops over the years,
but Steve is
definitely best. He has that rare combination of expertise,
artistry,
and an eye for detail. I give significant weight to the
fact that Steve
can actually play a saxophone, and that makes a world of
difference in
someone who is repairing and adjusting a piece of equipment
that I need
to use night after night. I own a late model Selmer Paris
SA-80 Series
III tenor sax that I had almost given up for junk because
it had been
DROPPED (albeit in its case), bending the main body. Steve
straightened
the horn and repaired a huge dent in the neck, and now the
horn plays
perfectly. Note that he completed this work in less than
two weeks for
an incredibly reasonable price. I then had Steve look at
my other
(newer) SA-80 Series III tenor for some minor dent repair.
He found
that almost all of the keys were leaking and offered to
"trim-up" the
horn while fixing the dent. That's the kind of care that
you can expect
from Steve, and that's why I'll always trust him with all
of my horns.
Steve is a godsend."
Jody P. Ono
tenor sax, alto sax, EWI
Davis, CA
"If you're ever in the Bay area or Live in and about
"Steve Deutsch" is your man for Repairs, as you
know the Vintage Selmer Horns Need alot of Wind to keep
them going, Especially in that Lower Register. I was Having
Problems getting my MKVII to respond in the Lower Register
until Steve got ahold of it and Brought it back to Life,
Voila no more Problems Deep Bass Bb sounds like a Fog Horn
now and it comes in with minimum resistence, Not to mention
the entire horn sounds real Strong and in Tune, Top To Bottom.Thanks
Steve...Jim...in San Francisco "
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