I believe Bill B. is evaluating this horn as if it were a student
instrument. If I buy an "all original" C series 8D, I'd expect it to be "all
original" because I'd want it to play like a C series. If it's an Olds
Ambassador and
"plays fine" so be it.
There are some blatant lies in the ad. "all original" for one. To
extend Paul's analogy, if you buy a collector car, "all original" makes it
worth a
great deal more. Parts from another year make the value drop like a stone. A
C series 8D certainly qualifies as a collector horn. "Exceptionally well
cared for" is another lie. That horn (the same serial number was mentioned in
the original sale) was certainly trashed and was rescued from the dead. Wanna
take bets on whether that's the original leadpipe?
You can't tell by looking at a refinished horn what ugly damage has been
hidden. "Close enough" dent work is hidden by sanding the suface to hide the
lumps. Now you have thin spots. The refinishers are all hip now to not
buffing out the name. That doesn't mean they didn't sand and buff the rest of
the
thing half to death. You can't economically do refinishing any other way
unless you charge a huge price. I've got a box full of beautifully refinished
bells that collapsed and split the first time they got dented because they were
sanded and buffed so thin. They sure looked nice though. I've cursed and
sworn taking dents out of refinished horns because the sanded over lumps come
out
when you run a tool through the inside of the horn.
These are the same sellers who have sold so called "Elkhart" 8Ds in the
past with new Eastlake bells on them. If you really do good work, you
shouldn't have to lie.
- Steve Mumford
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