kaseyW Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The BAC Horn Doctor saves drum corps lives. Drum corps puts huge wear and tare on brass instruments, but ever horn the BAC Horn Doctor has fixed makes those worn out pieces of marching metal look like nothing's happened. Ode to the Horn Doctor. Post previous experiences you've had with the Horn Doctor here. Give 'em some love! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan9 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I won't forget Pasenda 2007 on Finals night, BAC all filed past the Doctah's trailer (who was busy beating a horn to death....I'm not even sure what kind it was). Anyway, BAC passed by two by two and he gave them all a good laugh as he went through his antics......you could tell they loved this guy. Thank you Doctor. Oh, and he fixes the #### out of horns!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 While the BAC Horn Doctor is central to this anecdote, it surely is more about another aspect of alignment and renewal. I was at a Blue Devils rehearsal finals week last summer when the BAC Horn Doctor was there. He apparently had finished repairing several horns and had a young man tote them to the field where the brass were practicing. This young man - late teens, early 20s most - placed all the finished horns on the sideline except one. That one, a baritone, he carried onto the field directly into the hands of its owner, a young lady who obviously was gifted beyond her musical talent. All involved seemed happy, though perhaps for different reasons. HH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I've known Mike since we were kids (it was him that convinced me to try out for the Crossmen and me that convinced him to try out for BAC) and he's a beautiful human being. If you aren't aware, read what he's done for New Orleans musicians several times over the last few years: http://offbeat.com/2010/06/01/horn-adjustments/ For anyone who doesn't know Mike but may have attended DCI 2001 finals, he's the guy that proposed to his girlfriend on the field that night. They now have two young children. When his daughter was born, Mike's Facebook profile photo was a photo her in the the hospital cradle with a tiny Bb French Horn laying on it. For the birth of his son, he repeated the stunt with a little soprano trombone. I send him all my trombones when they need repair. A few years ago I sent him a 1956 Conn 6H that had been in my family since the early 1960s. While it played well, the lacquer was totally gone and it looked terrible. He sent that thing back looking like a brand new horn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTsoChicken Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 This is two faceted: 1. BAC's in house work and custom built horns out of their studios, are AWESOME. Check them out. Their trombones are ridiculous. Their custom work in house, RIDICULOUS. 2. Their work at show sites/rehearsal sites... is not. They are like an ambulance that patches stuff up until it can be better addressed. I'd much rather spend a rehearsal day on a beater while my horn was in-house somewhere... then have the BAC mutilate my silver, leave chunks of solder everywhere, and not completely check for leaks. It isn't because they are bad, quite the contrary, they are good. But it is a function of how they are trying to help a lot of people and a lot of horns and are doing it out of a trailer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post B.A.C. Horn Doctor Posted October 6, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2011 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... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTsoChicken Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I don't know what is funnier... 1. The fact you claim I didn't use your service and have you confused with someone else. (When you are clearly marked and have a recognizable name) 2. You tried to bypass the advertisement clause of the site by getting a random person to start a "i heart bac" thread. And yes, I've seen your ugly mug. Your shop, singlehandedly sends out the (without a doubt) the best trombone slides in the world. The in house made stuff is epic, and trombones sent to you come back with slides of magic. I've dealt with you several times. Each time was nice, in house. In the drum corps arena, not so much. And no, I'm not going to out where I teach and have dealt with you. Your in house work speaks for itself, your outside stuff does not. The best way to resolve that, is do a better job cleaning that stuff up. Everyone else, be forewarned, if you enjoy solder chunks and holes, this is your drum corps repair group. Otherwise, if you can hold off, get it done in house somewhere. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD9 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 This guy save my life this summer. And was very friedly, and did an excellent job. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrillmanSop06 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) I don't know what is funnier... 1. The fact you claim I didn't use your service and have you confused with someone else. (When you are clearly marked and have a recognizable name) 2. You tried to bypass the advertisement clause of the site by getting a random person to start a "i heart bac" thread. And yes, I've seen your ugly mug. Your shop, singlehandedly sends out the (without a doubt) the best trombone slides in the world. The in house made stuff is epic, and trombones sent to you come back with slides of magic. I've dealt with you several times. Each time was nice, in house. In the drum corps arena, not so much. And no, I'm not going to out where I teach and have dealt with you. Your in house work speaks for itself, your outside stuff does not. The best way to resolve that, is do a better job cleaning that stuff up. Everyone else, be forewarned, if you enjoy solder chunks and holes, this is your drum corps repair group. Otherwise, if you can hold off, get it done in house somewhere. ...really? Always seemed to do quality work for our horns! In '07, I smashed in the side of my trumpet from repeatedly (and forcefully) going from trail to attention. BAC fixed it...multiple times, I think. Proudest drum corps moment was definitely being able to say I crushed a horn with my bare hands... Thanks BAC Horn Doctor! Edited October 6, 2011 by DrillmanSop06 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMusician Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 My first valve was broken. I took it to him to fix it. He couldnt fix it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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