Please excuse my naivety. I've had lacquered and 'unlaquered by wear' horns but I've never owned a horn that has been 'delacquered' or was unlacquered from onset. I'm 'test driving' a used gold brass Finke horn that I have to make a 'buy or not buy' decision on in the next week or so. It's playability and it's fit for me at the moment 'works'. To get an opinion from my nearest repairman I have to drive over 100 miles. Because the horn isn't mine yet I can't really apply solutions to it's surface or 'pick' at it, though I have picked at it a bit and nothing 'flakes off'. So with that in mind I need some help. The horn is 'unlacquered' and has 'brown spots' on it of an unusual character, in unusual places that are a bit hard to describe. These brown spots or blotches are also on the nickel plating on the slides. They're also on the undersides of the keys. The horn is only 6 years old. Is some of the nickel plating corroding ? The brown spots on the bottom of the keys and key arms appear as if something maybe was spilled on it or? But it doesn't 'rub' off. Experience with this would help, I'm just at a loss as to what to think, but I don't think this is a good situation nor do I think I will simply be able to apply a little elbow grease with a magical solution and a chamois and have this all disappear. I might be able to get a digital pic online here to help the visual. My digital camera unfortunately at the moment is at my office but I'll have it home before the weekend is out and get some pics out if that will HELP......thanks, Jim
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