Posted by Rick Denney on February 09, 2001 at 16:57:45:
In Reply to: Love that Satin silver finish posted by Duke on February 09, 2001 at 15:56:07:
No on the CSO York copy craze--all of those that I have seen are bright silver. The CSO York was originally satin, but has been polished in the intervening decades.
I like the old satin-silver instruments, but the new satin King was a disappointment up close. The grain of the satin was too coarse, and it looked cheap--like a paint job with orange peel texture. The old satin horns were so smooth that you could hardly tell they were satin with your fingers.
Rick "who seems destined to own only raw brass tubas" Denney