Posted by Wade on March 01, 2004 at 21:30:31:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Thoughts on raw brass posted by Lee Stofer on March 01, 2004 at 18:09:56:
Lee,
Begging to disagree with you here . . .
My Alex is fifty years old, came from the factory unlacquered, and still looks new (meaning no corrosion at all anywhere and no "disintegration").
What exactly do you mean by "disintegrating"? I have yet to see that EVER except in cases where the instrument was VERY poorly maintained. And in those cases I have seen that occur with silver plate as well as lacquer.
Instruments disintegrate due to poor care by the player, NOT due to the finish.
Wade "lacquering or plating an unlacquered tuba requires the technician to buff off a lot of metal in the process" Rackley