B.A.C. Horn Doctor

Hello all! B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. has several King Mellophones available for sale right now. We're trying to liquidate the King Ultimate Marching Mellophones we have. These are all in very nice condition. Let us know if you need one, or if you need a set of 4 or 5. Priced to sell FAST!!! If you're a marching member and need your own horn to practice with, or want to audition in the future, this is a great opportunity to get a leg up by practicing on your own horn!! We have one of these up on eBay right now. These are priced at only $900!!! This is a special Holiday price. Whatever doesn't sell in the next couple of weeks will go back on the shelf and the price goes back up to $1100!! Get em while they're HOT! SEE THE HORN HERE :thumbup:/> :thumbup:/> :thumbup:/> Please don't PM us if you're interested of have questions contact the shop directly at: info (at) bachorndoctor (dot) com. Or call the shop (913) three nine zero - 1776

Hey guys!! Thanks so much for the kind words!! @GeneralTsoChicken ~ You have us horribly confused with another mobile repair shop. We have actually documented what you are referring to via photo's etc when we would get instruments to re-repair. I would never allow myself or any of my guys to let a horn leave my trailer without being properly wiped and cleaned. (We all went to Red Wing to learn the proper way to repair instruments.) We actually even hand rag the areas we work on so it would appear we had never repaired the joint we worked on. On vary rare occasions will we not spend detailed time cleaning up and polishing the area we're working on. Typically if it is at a show sight or the busses are about to leave. The photo's I have of other repair work however would indicate whomever attempted repair did not properly clean the area they soldered. When the area is not properly cleaned prior to soldering the solder does not stick, nor will it go into a joint to form the bond. With this poorly attempted service the solder will glob all over and create a mess. Again, not our style. We repair joints with the thought that we will not have to worry about the joint breaking again for the rest of the season. This is contrary to poorly attempting a repair that breaks the following day. So, I wanted to state for the record that your comments about our mobile repairs are simply not true. Yes we are sometimes limited in capabilities in our mobile trailer, but we are quite well equipped and have actually hand made small parts and braces in the trailer with our tooling. We even have a small precision lathe that has allowed us to modify mouthpieces in the past. If you want to make sure you're not confusing us with another mobile repair shop, feel free to visit our facebook fan page where you'll find pictures of my goofy mug: B.A.C. Horn Doctor Facebook Page --Mike C GeneralTso - where and when did you march? We just started repairing horns with our trailer starting in 2006...

Hey guys! We have a pretty big pile of instruments we are selling and need to get rid of by the end of August. Please spread the word!! Anyone can contact my shop with questions regarding the inventory at (info@bachorndoctor.com) Thanks ya'll!! King Ultimate: Tubas Baritones Euphoniums Trumpets Yamaha Marching Brass: Mellophones Baritones Trumpets We also have a ton of other non marching horns (french horns, Euphoniums, tubas, trombones, etc...) Thanks!

FYI - We also have updated our horns for sale list on the website. Keep in mind we're helping drum corps sell their used equipment to bring in fresh batches of horns. Anyone who has a lead on groups looking for new horns please let us know! Thanks! HornDr.com --Mike C

While the corps has adopted the newer 'more evolved and appropriate for today' meaning of "Best American Corps", the original BAC evolved from the Crusaders 'back in the day' when drum corps was not as 'colorful' as it is now. Years ago, the Boston Crusaders consisted of mostly Boston Area kids. The corps was actually from South Boston. For those who don't know the reputation of 'South Boston', that was a tougher part of town. Consisting of mainly Irish 'hooligans'. ;o) Let's just say it's easy for an Irish hot tempered kid from the hood to get into a scuffle... (I'm an Irish hot tempered guy, so I can say that) The Corps became known as the Corps you didn't want to mess with. They were tough, and the bond among members was and continues to be as tight as the Irish mob. If you messed with one Sader, you had the whole horn line and drum line on your butt. To summarize, they became known as the "Bad ### Crusaders". (Pretty sure they can say that on the Simpson's, so I reckon it's safe here.) ;o) I wouldn't try to cut their ranks!!

Hey guys!! It's been fun working with ya'll over the last several seasons!! I'm getting excited about 2010! I'd like to invite everyone to see what I do during the off season!! Check out the shop's facebook page and become a fan!! :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/BAC-Horn-Doc...4.1586093637..1 --Mike C

Hey guys!! It's been fun working with ya'll over the last several seasons!! I'm getting excited about 2010! I'd like to invite everyone to see what I do during the off season!! Check out the shop's facebook page and become a fan!! :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/BAC-Horn-Doc...4.1586093637..1 --Mike C

Thank you so much guys for the very kind words. It all boils down to two facts: 1. I absolutely love what I do 2. I have a passion for this activity. I look forward to continuing on the road to help you guys! Now, back to the horns we have for some of these Corps... We still have a lot of good deals in our loft! --Mike C

Hey guys! Just a friendly reminder that the shop you see on the road over the summer fixing horns for the World Class Corps (B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc.) is helping horn lines sell their used horn lines. We are going through each instrument, ultrasonically cleaning and chemically cleaning, removing dents and setting up so they are ready to go!!! We have a full variety of instruments available at very competitive prices. Please keep in mind the Corps rely on selling this equipment to supply new instruments every couple of years. If you or anyone/program you know might be interested in some good quality used equipment please contact the B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. shop!! info@bachorndoctor.com Thank you so much! Sincerely, Michael Corrigan www.horndr.com

Hello all!! It actually was a pretty nice sounding horn.... I had it displayed at the trailer during finals week for sale and had some people interested but nothing panned out... What better to do with a horn than to trash it on camera for all to see. I'm not worried about it. If I need if for a gig I can always fix her back up. ^OO^ Those who don't believe me should check out my shop next time their in the Kansas City Area or find me on the road. - I'll throw down my skill!! lol Thanks for checking out the vid. I was planning on posting it here anyhow. Glad it's giving folks that warm fuzzy feeling at the end. And again THANKS to all of you that stopped by the shop this summer. I love drum corps, and enjoy being a part of the activity. --Corrigan HornDr.com

LOL! I didn't realize it was you Jeff!! I'm sure I'll have the chance to see the horns. --Mike

Hey! Figured I'd chime in real quick.... You need to defiantly overhaul the Olds first. The Bundy cornet and trumpet would honestly not be something I'd sink money into. You could buy a real nice pro horn for the cost of overhauling those two student level horns. There are a lot of custom trumpet guys who will use the valve block off an Olds Ambassador, slap on their own bell and leadpipe, and call it good to go. There are several things you could do to soup up the Olds while you're having it overhauled to that wouldn't add a great deal of cost to the work in the end. If you need any pointers let me know. --Mike Corrigan www.HornDr.com President B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. Olathe, Kansas

lol Donny! That's what you get when you run into this guy! We don't mess around. Told you it would hold didn't I!! As for the salute to 27... When ever the announcer would be reading the bingo balls you'd occasionally get " I-27... Two... Seven..." All of the B.A.C. Volunteers would stop what they were doing in the room, turn toward the announcer and salute. Was a riot. We all looked forward to paying our tribute during bingo nights... PS- Look out for next year... We're going to offer a full drum corps guarantee on all solder joints performed by B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. Staff!! (Meaning as long as that horn is being marched in Drum Corps it's covered.) Also, the sale of Gold Bond was a smashing hit this year per request. We may offer the black bottle to 3rd year vets next summer. As was informed this past summer... You have to have marched at least four years to even see the black bottle. Very hard to find... :o) --Corrigan

No worries there!!! I don't plan on leaving any time soon. It was obvious especially after this summer that DCI needs to have a qualified repair tech on tour. It may get more diffacult for me to do this down the road with the momentum my shop has in other directions, however I owe too much to Drum Corps to leave the activity at this point. If anything I want to encourage other trained technicians to get involved on the road so we can handle more ground! As we would have done at Bostons Bingo Night back in the day... I salute you 27

Hello! I am just writing to inform you that B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc. will be handling the sale of several King horn lines from this past 2007 season. In the mix includes some of the newer model King Tubas, and Boston Crusaders Dynasty Tubas. Every horn will be professionally cleaned via ultrasonic and chemicals. The valve felts, waterkey corks, and any nessisary springs will be replaced. Any and all repairs will be made to the instruments. (Special conditions may apply to certain tubas.) I am a Master Musical Instrument Craftsman/Repairman and have been opperating a custom Brass Pro shop for the last three years in the Kansas City Area. We custom build instruments, and perform repairs from minor to complete restoration of brass and woodwinds. Being located right in the Heart of America, arrangments can be made for delivering lots of instruments. Shipping will vary. You can contact me directly at info@bachorndoctor.com. Please visit our website for more information about the shop!! www.HornDr.com --Mike Corrigan President B.A.C. Horn Doctor Inc.

To All that I worked for and with this Summer, I just wanted to drop a special thank you!!! This certainly will be a summer to remember. I had a lot of fun moments on tour this summer with a lot of you. As always it is a pleasure to help those who those in need of what I do. I am very lucky to be doing what I love, and have a lot of great people to work with in the activity. The activity seemed to make a very positive influence on my shop foreman, Andy as well. This was his first exposure to the Drum Corps, and it will not be his last. It was nice to be able to spend time with my wife and new little daughter while he was on the road, and you guys certainly made it easy for him to decide to continue filling my shoes at future shows. We look forward to stepping it up next year. I may be getting a few more qualified techs involved next year. I hope everyone had a safe trip home. For those coming back next season, make sure you get well rested and ready for another FANTASTIC year of Drum Corps. For those who have aged out, good luck with your futures. Never forget what you have gained in life from your experiences. See y'all next year!!! b**bs --Corrigan www.HornDr.com

Thanks guys! ;) My mobile shop will be hitting the road this summer again. I'll be updating the website with the Tour Schedule pretty soon. We're also adding more information that will be helpful for marching members to check out before they hit the road this summer. I have an apprentice that will be joining me on tour this summer.(Andy Vavricek) He will handle some of the shows himself. I just can't stay away from DCI!!! I love this activity!! I have some really cool ideas for this summer, and the summer of 2008!! You'll have to stay tuned. --Mike Corrigan B.A.C. Horn Doctor Musical Instrument Master Craftsman/Master Repairman

Hello all!! The upcoming season is quickly approaching... Get ready!! To quickly introduce myself to those who do not know me... My name is Mike Corrigan. I marched the Boston Crusaders from 1998-2001. I attended Red Wing Tech School for Band Instrument Repair back in 1999-2000, and landed a job as a musical instrument craftsman with S.E. Shires Company Custom Brass Instruments (www.seshires.com) for four years. (2000-2004) I have been contracted by Gary Greenhoe with Greenhoe Trom-bones and Components to fabricate valve sections, and have been recently hired by world class custom trumpet makers Calicchio Musical Instruments as a Chief Craftsman head-ing up the return of the Earl Williams Custom Trombones. (www.calicchio.com) For the past several years I have owned and operated a Custom Brass Pro Shop in the Kansas City Area. I have serviced instruments for some of the finest professional musicians around the country. Instruments I have actually crafted or worked on are seen in the Bos-ton Symphony, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, The Blue Note, and many more professional groups. This last year I teamed up with Conn-Selmer helping to represent the King Ultimate Brass by offering the finest brass repair service I am capable in mobile form. I am look-ing forward to this summer!! I am now offering Marching Survival Kits for the brass musicians. These kits will include EVERYTHING you need to survive this sum-mer. I'll list the contents below. I will be updating the website so you can order these se-curely through the website. (www.horndr.com) If you'd like to order them now, you can email marchingsurvival@bachorndoctor.com. Thanks so much!! (We are providing all of the finest supplies for the care of your instrument and chops. We will be able to substitute certain things such as Valve Oil if you have other preferences. Please contact us with any questions.) -Zaja Pro Valve Oil -Zaja Lube (For triggers) -Hetman Slide Gel (for tuning slides) -Mouthpiece cleaning brush -Casing cleaning brush -Cleaning Snake -Bottle of silver polish (The best stuff I've ever found!! An up charge is available for the large sized can. If you play tuba, you want that!!) -Polishing Rag -Chops T.I.C. or Chops Saver or D.C.T. (Lip treatment for your chops) -12 Pairs of gloves (black or white) -roll of glove tape (black or white) -Mouthpiece pouch -B.E.R.P. -B.A.C. Horn Doctor Maintenance Tips -2 Mechanical Pencils Price- $95.50 I am also offering the B.A.C. Horn Doctor Club Pass. With the club pass you will receive a T-Shirt and a Club Card that will allow you free ultrasonic mouthpiece cleaning over the summer. A tour schedule will be updated onto the website.(www.horndr.com) Price- $17.50

Hello all!! The upcoming season is quickly approaching... Get ready!! Purchase your Marching Survival Kits!! To quickly introduce myself to those who do not know me... My name is Mike Corrigan. I marched the Boston Crusaders from 1998-2001. I attended Red Wing Tech School for Band Instrument Repair back in 1999-2000, and landed a job as a musical instrument craftsman with S.E. Shires Company Custom Brass Instruments (www.seshires.com) for four years. (2000-2004) I have been contracted by Gary Greenhoe with Greenhoe Trom-bones and Components to fabricate valve sections, and have been recently hired by world class custom trumpet makers Calicchio Musical Instruments as a Chief Craftsman head-ing up the return of the Earl Williams Custom Trombones. (www.calicchio.com) For the past several years I have owned and operated a Custom Brass Pro Shop in the Kansas City Area. I have serviced instruments for some of the finest professional musicians around the country. Instruments I have actually crafted or worked on are seen in the Bos-ton Symphony, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, The Blue Note, and many more professional groups. This last year I teamed up with Conn-Selmer helping to represent the King Ultimate Brass by offering the finest brass repair service I am capable in mobile form. I am look-ing forward to this summer!! I am now offering Marching Survival Kits for the brass musicians. These kits will include EVERYTHING you need to survive this sum-mer. I'll list the contents below. I will be updating the website so you can order these se-curely through the website. (www.horndr.com) If you'd like to order them now, you can email marchingsurvival@bachorndoctor.com. Thanks so much!! (We are providing all of the finest supplies for the care of your instrument and chops. We will be able to substitute certain things such as Valve Oil if you have other preferences. Please contact us with any questions.) -Zaja Pro Valve Oil -Zaja Lube (For triggers) -Hetman Slide Gel (for tuning slides) -Mouthpiece cleaning brush -Casing cleaning brush -Cleaning Snake -Bottle of silver polish (The best stuff I've ever found!! An up charge is available for the large sized can. If you play tuba, you want that!!) -Polishing Rag -Chops T.I.C. or Chops Saver or D.C.T. (Lip treatment for your chops) -12 Pairs of gloves (black or white) -roll of glove tape (black or white) -Mouthpiece pouch -B.E.R.P. -B.A.C. Horn Doctor Maintenance Tips -2 Mechanical Pencils Price- $95.50 I am also offering the B.A.C. Horn Doctor Club Pass. With the club pass you will receive a T-Shirt and a Club Card that will allow you free ultrasonic mouthpiece cleaning over the summer. A tour schedule will be updated onto the website.(www.horndr.com) Price- $17.50

Thanks! This past summer I had a very cool thing added to my website specifically for the Drum Corps Staff. It is a text message link on my website. (You go to the website, and at the top, there is a prompt for your phone number, and message. You just type in what you need, and leave your contact and it goes through the web directly to my cell phone. This works better as contact in the event I’m working on a horn, and can’t stop what I’m doing to answer the phone, or if it is late and after a show, so we can plan out the next days events.) Turns out to help in all aspects of my shop not just the DCI, but that's how things work out I guess. We also set up a blog to keep the corps updated. We didn't take as much advantage of that as we should of. We're planning on having that ramped up and connected to mapquest to show you what part of the area I'll be around show time and in the days proceeding Regionals. I made a tone of 'home site' visits, but what I'd like is to make it easy for any Corps that are just a few miles away from me if I'm working on site with another corps to stop by with emergency repairs. We haven’t had time to plan out the upcoming tour yet, but I'm excited about the improvements we have planned on the tooling of the shop, and new toys to make communication better. My brother-in-law was also a Professional Storm Chaser for several years before selling the company, so I'm looking at setting up a weather station for Staff to forecast more precisely the practice schedule. I'll keep you guys posted with any new plans, and run by ideas for some feedback. Thanks again!! --Mike

Hey guys!! Thanks so much for the kind words!! It really was a pleasure to help everyone I could on the road this past summer. As of right now, just to let you guys know, I am certainly doing everything in my power to hit the road again. It was a BLAST! I didn't really make any money at it this past summer, but who could refuse an opportunity to be so involved with Drum Corps again!!!! As long as I can pay the gas, plan on seeing my trailer!! :) --Mike PS- If you have any ideas let me know. I always seemed to have a party hanging out around the shop, and I want bring that up to the next level!!! Expect some tables and chairs this year! lol

Hello all! I'm just looking to get some feedback from this past season. I took a mobile repair shop on the road to provide a custom brass pro shop for repairs and modifications to the Drum and Bugle Corps. I would like to get some feedback from members and/or staff that may have used my services, and ask for any suggestions for the coming season. Any help is much appreciated! Thank you! --Mike Corrigan

Hello all! I'm just looking to get some feedback from this past season. I took a mobile repair shop on the road to provide a custom brass pro shop for repairs and modifications to the Drum and Bugle Corps. I would like to get some feedback from members and/or staff that may have used my services, and ask for any suggestions for the coming season. Any help is much appreciated! Thank you! --Mike Corrigan

Howdy All!! I want to thank all of you that I worked with this past summer. I believe I repaired for at least all of the Div. I Corps, and a handful of Div. II and III Corps. Although this summer was a long exhausting summer, I had a BLAST. It is great to be able to serve the community that I love so much. I can not wait until the upcoming season!! I have already come up with a ton of ideas to bring the shop to the next level, and to better serve the musicians and staff. Any feedback from this past season would be awesome! Thanks again!! --Mike Corrigan

Howdy all!! As you know I am hitting the road this summer for a DCI tour bringing a Custom Brass Pro shop to the road. One of the many things I have brewed up for this summer may seem small and insignificant to some, but I thought it would be poll worthy discussion. I will be offering Ultra Sonic cleanings for your mouthpieces. For $2 (less than a pair of gloves) I will ultra sonically clean your mouthpiece, straighten dented mouthpiece shanks, polish, and disinfect your mouthpiece. There will be discounts provided for doing an entire section of mouthpieces, so you may want to mention this to your section leader. I'll have a page dedicated to my DCI tour on my website very soon. You can print off my schedule before you hit the road to know where I'll be. Maintaining your mouthpiece is a very important thing. Speaking from experience I know how cruddy a mouthpiece can get on tour. It's good to brush out your mouthpiece when you can, but this will be the absolute best and easiest way to get even the hardest crud out of your backbore! www.bachorndoctor.com -Doc