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Oh my!

Seller states, "One of a kind". Gosh, I sure hope so.

might look okay in André Rieu's orchestra.

Every tune you play with it has to start, "I woke up this morning... " !

It's the white dust slip cover that commands the $7500 price tag!

bloke wrote:The biggest problem with those (yeah, granted - very cool) super-custom finishes with tubas and saxes (but particularly with tubas) is the high likelihood of damage. Once repaired, how is one to "touch up" the repaired area? It's not just a "buff that area and spray over it" situation. Also, as this sort of finish wears, (unlike clear lacquer) it just doesn't "age gracefully" and - once worn - assumes a "ghetto" aura.

+1

I have worked on a RED King trombone and had to swap out a hand slide crook. I just happened to have a random can of red spray paint in my trunk from a craft project and it was a SPOT ON MATCH! I got lucky...

My brother in law bought a purple sax on ebay and decided after a few years not to play it anymore so he gave it to me. He dropped it during a parade a put a good size dent in the bottom bow. I used a ball on a rod to gently push out the dent and the paint in the surrounding area flaked off... It doesn't break my heart too much as the instrument is probably worth about $40 bucks in playing condition.