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Originally Posted by Dale Proctor  I've had 3 done that I can think of: A '49 Olds Ambassador, a 60's Olds L-12 flugel, and a '55 Mount Vernon Bach Strad. They were all terrible looking, lacquer 50% or more gone. I honestly could tell no difference in the way they played after the new lacquer. Maybe it's because I'm a hack, but I really can't feel differences supposedly caused by various coatings, heavy caps, mouthpiece sleeves, etc. I think that the basic design of a horn - leadpipe, bell shape, metal thickness and type, etc., and the mouthpiece used, have a far greater impact on the playing qualities of a horn than do a couple microns of silver or gold plating, or clear lacquer (or whatever they use these days). |
That is tentative relief for me unless / until someone posts differently.
I plan to re-lacquer the 1952 Conn 22b, I don't have enough money for anything like plating or a specialty shop that does expensive like-old lacquers.
If some people could hear some difference in sound after re-lacquering with modern lacquer but the majority of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference, I'll be satisfied.
After all, the re-lacquer is not "ir-reversible"; the next owner 25 years from now could always remove the re-lacquer and "do it right".
Unlike hot rod enthusiasts who take a blow torch to a 1930's Ford...
- morris