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<blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 560849" data-attributes="member: 9204">I tried the keywork, doesn&#039;t seem to have any heavy spring action, about like my Antigua Winds, so no need to lighten it up. Tonight I went over the small portions with lacquer worn or scraped off lightly with Brasso, removing the tarnish. Then followed up with a little Maguiar auto wax to hinder tarnish oxidation.I&#039;m beginning to think that this wasn&#039;t relacquered, maybe they engraved first then lac&#039;d? The soldered brass thumb rest shows very little wear on the underside where the thumb resides when playing. The odd scraping that was done on the bell back side, appears perhaps a child (or adult?) may have scraped off a gummed sticker. It didn&#039;t show any signs of say removing an owner&#039;s initials.This appears to be a relatively low time instrument, judging by the pads and moisture discoloration, I&#039;m thinking it may have only been used a couple years. The upper palm keys have some odd scratches to it like someone may have worn lots of rings, but except for where the lacquer was scratched, there isn&#039;t the usual oval worn spot from a lot of skin contact. The octave mechanism on the neck binded against the guides near the hole. I bent it ever so slight to correct alignment about 1/64th of an inch. Now it operates smoothly without binding.It has the left pinky paddles of a similar design to my early 1950&#039;s Beaugnier Vito low Bb bari. I don&#039;t know if they continued this design into the early 1960&#039;s. It certainly doesn&#039;t resemble the Duke. S/N 119xxA, anyone have an idea on year?After cleaning off dust, tarnish removal and a coat of wax, now it looks even much better, almost like new. After I take it out for a spin, will drop it off for servicing. I am one happy camper for $270 total.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostler, post: 560849, member: 9204"] I tried the keywork, doesn't seem to have any heavy spring action, about like my Antigua Winds, so no need to lighten it up. Tonight I went over the small portions with lacquer worn or scraped off lightly with Brasso, removing the tarnish. Then followed up with a little Maguiar auto wax to hinder tarnish oxidation. I'm beginning to think that this wasn't relacquered, maybe they engraved first then lac'd? The soldered brass thumb rest shows very little wear on the underside where the thumb resides when playing. The odd scraping that was done on the bell back side, appears perhaps a child (or adult?) may have scraped off a gummed sticker. It didn't show any signs of say removing an owner's initials. This appears to be a relatively low time instrument, judging by the pads and moisture discoloration, I'm thinking it may have only been used a couple years. The upper palm keys have some odd scratches to it like someone may have worn lots of rings, but except for where the lacquer was scratched, there isn't the usual oval worn spot from a lot of skin contact. The octave mechanism on the neck binded against the guides near the hole. I bent it ever so slight to correct alignment about 1/64th of an inch. Now it operates smoothly without binding. It has the left pinky paddles of a similar design to my early 1950's Beaugnier Vito low Bb bari. I don't know if they continued this design into the early 1960's. It certainly doesn't resemble the Duke. S/N 119xxA, anyone have an idea on year? After cleaning off dust, tarnish removal and a coat of wax, now it looks even much better, almost like new. After I take it out for a spin, will drop it off for servicing. I am one happy camper for $270 total. [/QUOTE]

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