Saxaphone engraving galore!

rod · Sep 11, 2007

Forgive me if this has already been posted by others, but have you looked at the huge collection of saxaphone, etc., engravings on the site of Jason Dumars, very well photographed:

http://blog.dumarsengraving.com/index.html

Rod

mdengraver · Sep 11, 2007

Thanks.

Excellent website. I'll pass on to my brother who is a saxophonist.

jmcutting · Sep 11, 2007

That is amazing work... and it looks like it is all done using the wiggle technique...
-justin

KCSteve · Sep 11, 2007

Wow!

And here we are (mostly) concentrating on working small. Shows you how nice it can look to work big!

I'll bet that engraving gives the saxaphones a nice feel under your fingers.

pilkguns · Sep 11, 2007

The reason its all wiggle work is that traditional line engraving runs the risk of cutting through the thin metal. Not a good thing. Back when I was doing a lot of trumpets, I had a steel mandrel from the maker that completely filled the bell and tube, so that even a hard wiggle would not dent the brass.

monk · Oct 8, 2007

i once saw a video of this being done. one of the gravers ( honest ) looked like an ordinary ss butterknife that had the front reground. it was used to make exceptionally wide wiggle cuts on a trombone. much more attractive to the eye than it looks when you read it.

theresamarieus · Aug 11, 2010

I was not suprised to find this thread in the archives. I would like to add an update mentioning the youtube videos from Mr. Dumars. He posted three videos demonstrating his interesting technique. If you are interested in engraving instruments, these are worth a peek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5OEDVrOtRg&feature=related
I love that he is doing all this without transfers and barefoot. Checkout his flickr page if you want close ups: http://www.flickr.com/photos/saxgraver

Saxaphone engraving galore!

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