Several months ago I was offered this horn and made an offer MUCH lower than the current minimum opening bid. I provided some historical information to the seller but cautioned that it probably should be considered a collector piece rather than a playing horn. AFAIK the only person to actually try the horn is not a horn player and is not qualified to assess its playing qualities. Still, another horn authority suggested (unseen, I believe) that it might be worth as much as $3000, so that became the asking price. I haven't actually examined the horn but I don't think it is worth anything near that much (butcha never know on eBay!). For example I'd expect a hefy bill for rebuilding the valves and for body/fender work to make it a passable player. The 1880 date of manufacture seems reasonable based on the bell inscriptions but I doubt that the nickel plating is original and therefore detracts from its collector value. From the labels on the case I deduced that the horn was broug ht to the U.S. ca. 1920. Just my $.02 (leaving $2999.98 plus shipping)
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