Sousaswag yes, i do know who the original owner was. He owned it for ~15 years, and then sold it to the guy i bought it from, who had it up until he sold it to me recently. Im debating contacting him, but I 1: doubt he has them still after all these years, and 2: be able to ship it to me from where ...

Yep, the whole guard cap. Nothing but smooth raw brass on the bottom bow and side.

Hi, I recently purchased a meinl weston 2165, and the original owner (it had two before me, this is the original purchaser of the horn in the early 2000s) had a number of modifications done, one of which being removing the silver guards/braces from the bottom and side bows. Apparently, this was done ...

Currently thinking of stripping the lacquer off the bell of my 632. I'm wondering what peoples general opinions are on raw brass vs lacquer.
Arguably doing it would be stupid for me(No lacquer issues currently on the bell, I just really enjoy the look of a raw brass bell).

How badly would this ...

Hello, I tried to send you an email but it said the address couldn't be found? Do you have another email I could try and contact? Thanks.