Dawn:
Nickel-silver braces, rotor caps, valve slide casings, etc. as you
describe are standard practice on most brass horns. But where is the
worn ring you describe? Is it around the bell throat or the perimeter
(rim) of the bell? Some horns have an ornamental krantz (wreath) in a
contrasting metal applied to the rim of the bell. However, it seems
pretty unlikely that this horn would have had one that was later
removed. Self-sticking tape (like electrician's tape) applied to brass
can sometimes affect the lacquer and discolor the area under it if left
on for a long period.
Richard in Seattle
Dawn McCandless wrote:
A bit more on the Kruspe: The rotor caps, slide casings, lead pipe, little
finger hook, thumb hook, the ferrule where the bell flare meets the body of the
horn, brace to bell and diamond shaped plate on the bell are silver colored.
snip What really struck me as odd was around the outside of the
bell there is a worn spot encircling the bell- where the lacquer is
pretty void as if something else had been there at one time. It really
looks like there might have been a tone ring on the bell.
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