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Here are special thanks for Quinn-the-Eskimo for providing this Holton BB460 at an unbelievable price. No issues whatsoever, super pro. I'm getting this horn for somebody in an underprivileged situation. I'm waiting for the silver plated parts to dress it up a little. Fancy abalone buttons are going in too. It came in a fantastic case too, almost flight proof.
Greg Lecewicz wrote:Here are special thanks for Quinn-the-Eskimo for providing this Holton BB460 at an unbelievable price. I'm getting this horn for somebody in an underprivileged situation. I'm waiting for the silver plated parts to dress it up a little. Fancy abalone buttons are going in too. It came in a fantastic case too, almost flight proof.
Sorry, but I have a hard time reconciling part A with part B.
Basically, you want a seller to come down on a price but then use the saved money for bling that will have zero outcome on how the horn plays???
The undefined factory plastic buttons will be replaced with abalone discs. You can find them on Ebay for below 10 dollars for a set. You have to glue them in yourself. The money for the other silver parts were provided by my good buddy lawyer with some compassion. I bought them from Mouthpiece Express for 200 bucks delivered. I have a DW practice mute coming soon. We will dress it up somehow maybe by polishing the cup of it to a high gloss or ...? The lacquer needs to be lightly buffed with some polishing compound to give it a deeper luster. We will use some automotive products for that. The case is super but needs some fancy décor on it cause it's too bland. It's easy to move around cause it has some really good wheels however maybe a gig bag would be easier. The gig bag has to wait unless I will find one dirt cheap. Incidentally, for those of you with some sad looking black fabric cases: If you want to rejuvenate them you need to blow the dirt off with an air gun and spray it with ARMORALL, yes- you heard it right! Let dry and the fabric will feel like it used to be when fresh. Try it. I Love brass !!! Maybe it's time for you guys to pumper your baby , remove her dents, give her a bath, polish her up and give her favorite BlueJuice cocktail. She might reward you with some beautiful song.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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