Once there's any wear of the lacquer, there is danger (certainty in my case) of pitting--brass pox. Strip it, especially the inside of the bell. Tarnished is better than pitted. I protect the inside of the bell where my hand goes by clear fingernail polish, which is easy to remove and reapply. I suppose you could be artistic and use colored nail polish.
Herb Foster ________________________________ From: Jim McDermott - Spirit FM <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, December 6, 2010 1:32:20 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Lacquer Issues Almost four years ago, I purchased an NR501 Atkinson double horn. I love the horn and the way it plays, much easier than my old 8D, but I'm wondering if it's my perspiration or something else that is causing the lacquer on the rose brass parts to come off. It is especially noticeable on the inside of the bell where, of course, my hand goes. While this does not affect my playing, I sometimes long for a "pretty" horn. I know I could just strip off all the lacquer or I could send it in and get a re-lacquer done. I'm just curious if it's just me or if anyone else has had this issue? Jim McDermott Lake Area Community Orchestra Lake of the Ozarks, MO _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
