Get it cleaned & polished professionally. As your participation should be covered by insurance (military or your band should have that), the costs should be absorbed by this insurance.
To prevent lacquer damage in the future, I would recommend silver plating the instrument(s). As this is done in a galvanic process, the silver would not come off due to acidic rain. Some investment off course, as the horn must be demounted completely & remounted after the silver plating. ============================================================ ===================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of carol everson Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:42 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] lacquer removal in a performance setting. It was my pleasure recently to take part in a military Tattoo in Bermuda to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Island. A great occasion, and of course it took place outdoors. As the massed bands started into 1812 Overture, the sky opened and warm salt rain came down with such torrential force that everyone was drenched as you can only get drenched in the Caribbean. The downpour continued while we played for the next hour. I did my best to wipe down my horn, but the next day my case was full of 'snowflakes', plus patches of rust and blue discolouration inside the bell. This is an environment where mold and damp predominate, and we often have very high humidity. Any ideas on how I can restore the appearance of the instrument, please? No competent technicians around. However, one way of de-lacquering a horn appears to be: come to Bermuda and stand in the rain. --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
