Lesson Learned - 10/24/12

Trombone slide dent rods are also great for removing gooseneck dents near the taper receiver. I find I usually can't reach that area with a dent rod approaching from the tuning slide end, because the dent is usually in the curve of the gooseneck and the rod can't get past that curve. Alternately, trying to use a dent rod - one that you need to apply pressure to - is ineffective when inserted through the taper end. You need to have a great length of rod outside the vise to do that, and that length will just flex, making it impossible to apply any significant pressure. But the handslide rods are nice and long, so they reach in through the taper end, they're thick and solid, so they don't flex much, and you can get pretty close to the diameter of the gooseneck for tapping.