This horn has a nice story attached to it... brought over by boat, by the original owner's wife from Italy. Which is why the lacquer of the Selmer "S" on the bell was scratched off, so she wouldn't get hassled by customs.
The horn ended up not getting played too much after it arrived here, life gets in the way sometimes... the grandchild brought it in to us. We overhauled it and brought it back to its factory settings with Pisoni pads and domed metal resonators.
The other wear of the lacquer also coincides with the story, those spots looks like what happens when the horn is exposed to very salty air... this also happens when we play on the beach for an extended period of time.
As for the neck, it is the original neck, and has never been pulled down... the last 3 digits are written on the inside of the neck as well as being etched on the octave key... but, for whatever reason, the lacquer there was totally ruined, so we gave it the gentlest treatment we could to remove the rest of the remaining lacquer and was buffed by hand as to not remove any metal, which does happen when its mechanically buffed.
An absolute screamer, and has the same color lacquer as an American Assembled horn...
| Color: |
Blue, Purple, White |
| Size: |
20, 24 |
| Material: |
100% Polyester |
