Antique Musical Instruments/F.E. Olds and sons Horn

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Expert: - 2/12/2008


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I have one that was in a fire, It is badly smoke damaged but was not in any flames.AS you know polishing brass can be Tedious at best. With it being smoke damaged all over do you think it would be worth trying,me not being an expert at brass anything? It seems Quite old and was made in Los angeles.Thanks

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I'm assuming that the lacquer has been darkened or otherwise compromised.  You can get some aircraft grade lacquer remover, and get the lacquer off.  However, cooked lacquer can sometimes be more difficult to get to come off than regular lacquer.  

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Kenton Scott

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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.

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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net

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B.S. Ed, M.S.

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