The eBay seller who calls himself "alucard49" ("Dracula" spelled backwards) has put in the winning bid on a beautiful 1953 Conn 22B
(the seller emailed us photos of the bell indicating that it is in fantastic condition with original lacquer completely intact on the bell).
Now "alucard" is going to bead-blast the finish off of that beautiful 1953 Conn 22B so that it looks like the other raw-brass bead-blasted monstrosities that he has created:
http://instruments.search-completed....refinesearchZ1
I'm so mad I could spit.
- Morris