(Dave Kirk called yesterday, and is heading up from Houston...so more "sandwiching"...I believe he's bringing one of Mike Lynch's instruments, as well...)
This is a nice-playing Bach "Stradivarius" (Model 42) trombone that we sold to a parent (for use by their school-aged student), approximately 1 - 2 years ago...It also happens to feature a special "lightweight" playing slide, fabricated completely of a brass+nickel alloy.
It was a very busy time (LOL...not as busy as now, ironically), so we split up the cost into "all straightened out, and playing well with an ugly/worn finish" (to buy/own/use it), and "refinished" (for a nice appearance). We just did the refinishing job, and will be collecting the funds for the cosmetic upgrade.
That having been said, since it's been a couple of years (and - as it is a used-at-school instrument) we sorta had to back up and do bell section dent removal and a playing slide "technical review" all over again, as well. Up close, scratches and wear-from-age are apparent (though refinished). There's just no reason to leave part of a really nice instrument on the buffing from floor.
Just to clarify, we're not in the business of refinishing others' instruments, but only do a limited amount if it, so as to better present instruments that we offer for sale.
That having been said, we don't mind boasting - a bit - regarding our dent-removal and playing slide dent-removal/alignment prowess - services which are available to all, as long as we are not hopelessly swamped.
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Man...TUBAS are NIGHTMARES to refinish. (I just did a 60-year-old Miraphone - to sell to a school, and kept finding "other things to do, instead".
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