Posted by Sean Chisham on February 20, 2001 at 13:31:52:
In Reply to: Lacquer or raw? posted by Anon on February 20, 2001 at 13:20:09:
Lacquered for me. Raw brass is a pain when it turns my hands green. It also smells funny. The finish, for me, is more of a practical thing, then a musical thing. I have never seen definitive proof that the finish has anything to do with the musical product an instrument is capable of.
sean