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Here's the auction:CLICK HERE I'm just wondering about the picture below and the statement that it is a "dovetailed" seam... Is that a true statement? If not, then what are we looking at?

Tim

It is as I understand it, as opposed to a butt joint (straight).

trseaman wrote:Here's the auction:CLICK HERE I'm just wondering about the picture below and the statement that it is a "dovetailed" seam... Is that a true statement? If not, then what are we looking at?

Tim

That's sort of an overlapping tab seam. .... the most common way of joining flat pieces of brass to make horn bells. Here's what it looks like before it's flattened, soldered (or brazed), sanded, and buffed:

So is this repair work? Or from the factory? I guess my question is why are we seeing this? That is if it should be, "flattened, soldered (or brazed), sanded, and buffed" My assumption would be repair work that isn't or wasn't finished??? Just wondering...

Thanks, Tim

Factory. You just have people trying to apply woodworking terms to brass construction.