| Lacquered brass is shiny -- raw brass gets tarnished and dull looking. Lacquered nickel silver is shiny -- raw nickel silver gets tarnished and dull looking.
There's nothing missing from the nickel-silver valve balusters on your Studio but lacquer. It sounds like if you had the entire horn relacquered by a reputable shop it would all be nice and shiny.
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John N. Nieuwguyski |