Re: Re: Wanna look?


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Posted by Joe S. on February 21, 2001 at 10:24:51:

In Reply to: Re: Wanna look? posted by Larry Zaidan on February 21, 2001 at 07:30:07:

Absolutely the sandblasting effects the surface of the brass itself.

In the distant past, when I was badly in need of cashflow and a potential buyer wanted a certain brand of sousaphone that I happened to have (used/UNrestored) in satin silver, I (begrudgingly) took on the job of polishing it back to smooth. NO MORE...too much work !!! (although quite a few old sousas have SO-O-O-O much metal in them that even after this aggressive operation, they were still MUCH thicker than new ones).

Summary: satin back to bright - NOT RECOMMENDED


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