Jay
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I have a Hanson ST8 coming, hopefully on Friday, to see if it wants to live with me 🙂 So exciting 
I have a lesson on Monday evening, so I will see what Garry thinks of it too.
Supposing it gets expert approval, and we also like each other.... finish?
I really don't like lacquered shiny gold. My chief objection to a Yamaha (very trivial I realise). Nor really silver plated - and anyway, would it need Duraglit every three seconds? Silver plated with gold keys is very pretty but maybe too blingy (and expensive) for me, and anyway still the Duraglit issue. I was interested in the antique finish, which they've stopped doing
What do folk think about raw? I am not good at taking care of things. I am a slobbery beginner. Raw might look dreadful quite quickly? Or do they wax dip them or something? What I really wanted was matte lacquered, not necessarily antique just not shiny.
😀 So many choices

I have a lesson on Monday evening, so I will see what Garry thinks of it too.
Supposing it gets expert approval, and we also like each other.... finish?
I really don't like lacquered shiny gold. My chief objection to a Yamaha (very trivial I realise). Nor really silver plated - and anyway, would it need Duraglit every three seconds? Silver plated with gold keys is very pretty but maybe too blingy (and expensive) for me, and anyway still the Duraglit issue. I was interested in the antique finish, which they've stopped doing

What do folk think about raw? I am not good at taking care of things. I am a slobbery beginner. Raw might look dreadful quite quickly? Or do they wax dip them or something? What I really wanted was matte lacquered, not necessarily antique just not shiny.
😀 So many choices
