Yeah you know, back in the day I used to refurb and sell a LOT of Shooting Star 50M's (Altos) and 16M's (Tenors)....they are quite decent horns. People were happy wth 'em too.
Unfortunately, after the various economic implosions and meltdowns starting in '08, and the aftershocks since....people will not pay decent enough money for the Altos now; they roll their eyes at the mention of a Shooting Star alto, which is quite silly, really.
The market value of the Tenors has dropped some too, although for some reason they are still taken more seriously than the Altos.
Nowadays, it isn't worth it for me to actually refurb the altos any longer...which is sorta too bad because they are good little horns....
The Tenors still have a following, tho....