No disrespect intended, but it's based on an Olds Ambassador, I'm pretty sure, that would go for less than half that much IF it were in better condition, and with a good set of valves. (And didn't need that stupid paint stripped.)FWIW, I bought one of these from Lowell Greer - he "valvectises" them - before Xmas this last year. It's definitely a "poor man's handhorn". It plays pretty well and it's light beyond belief. I like it quite a bit - it comes with extensions for E, Eb, D. If I only had a C extension, I'd play it for a Haydn Te Deum that I'm playing in June. All in all, I got out of it what I expected at a price I was willing to pay, and it is perfectly suited for me to sit at home and try to teach myself handhorn technique.
I will admit that the paint is a somewhat cheesy imitation of the gorgeously painted bells of horns of an earlier era - it is obviously spray painted on. Nonetheless, from a distance it's pretty.
Some day, I hope to be able to afford one of Lowell's reproduction horns. Sadly, with my son going off to UCLA this fall, that will not happen any time soon.
Bo
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