mlynch

That's about $43 US....not too bad. Manny, in previous posts, talked about cleaning his horns in a mix of 20:1 (water to CLR). I've tried this on my horns with good results. A bottle of CLR costs only a few bucks. It's a cheap way to get stuff very clean. You may wish to find some of those previous posts.

I've heard of folks being extremely happy with ultrasonic cleaning as well. Although I haven't tried it myself, I've heard others rave of the outcomes. If the horn is pretty gunky, ultrasonic might be a good a good consideration as well, especially for a major cleaning that you could subsequently maintain with at-home cleaning. I would, however, like to hear what folks think about ultrasonic cleaning on older horns....I would think that making such a decision would depend highly upon the integrity of horn's solderings, etc. Don't know if those ultrasonic cleanings have been knows to shake apart vintage horns (or cheap asian-built horns for that matter)??

Anyhow, best of luck with your Besson. I recently bought an older Besson MEHA for my daughter and had them refurbish it at Kanstul. It plays like a gem, she loves it, and it's nice to see the difference that the horn has made on her playing.

Regards,
Mike