This horn is ugly and the condition is rather rough. It has many dents, lacquer that looks terrible, a missing third valve water key, a leak at the bottom bow joint that I cover with electrical tape, and a broken mouthpipe brace. When taking it out of the case for pictures the other day I broke off 2 valve stems, and they will be fixed before I sell it (unless the buyer wants to save $50).
It looks bad, but sounds and plays so much better than a 20J. I'm sure a repairman could knock most of the dents out in a couple hours, and stripping the lacquer off would improve the appearance greatly. I really wanted a monster sousaphone when I bought this horn, and now that I have a monster sousaphone I dont have enough space.
