Kanstul 1504 Bb Trumpet Copper Bell - recently silver plated

Description: This is a used and functional Kanstul 1504 that was originally lacquered and had a copper bell (I still have the pictures, and yes, it has a copper bell). I purchased it locally over Facebook marketplace at the end of December 2023. - The longer video on Youtube where I try to show you the issues with this trumpet, and being upfront and honest with you about this horn is here (this video is not public, it is "unlisted" and only people with a link can access it, it will be taken down when the trumpet is sold): https://youtu.be/noPib-xWCJU - For all the pictures of the trumpet, since they do not fit here, please copy and paste this link to Imgur to your browser: https://imgur.com/a/kanstul-1504-ezboa6P Upon purchase I noted that while the trumpet needed dent some removal, the main issue was that the bell was slightly pushed into the first brace and there were some small dents further down along the bell. I decided to risk it and sent it for a dent removal & silver plating service. I also asked the repair person to replace the Amado keys with regular lever keys. Unfortunately, the dent work and the key replacement was not stellar, it was sometimes good, sometimes ok. But I am picky and used to close to perfection repair locally. Anyway, the silver plating was definitely good. Due to the fact that I am facing severe lack of time, this is a no returns sale (sold as is and with pictures showing as much as it is possible the issues and corresponding description, as I usually do. So, you can be sure that any issues that I am aware of are described as much as possible). So, here are some remaining grievances/issues with this trumpet that you can see in the pictures and the video both on eBay and in the links to IMGur and Youtube already provided above (eBay limits us to 24 pictures and short videos, hence the need too upload elsewhere): 1. The dent removal around the first brace (the closest to the mouthpiece receiver) is not the best quality. It shows, with some bumps and waves. The repairman said he was afraid to thin the horn if he buffed them (as well as the scratches - well, that's what he said). One thing for sure, they indeed do not affect the playability of the instrument. 2. The dents that were supposed to be removed down the bell (mid section and closer to the logo) shows some wavy surface. 3. Under the silver plating, there are remaining scratches on the mouthpiece receiver and a few on the leadpipe. There are some more visible on the 3rd button. There are tinier ones on two valve casings. 4. One of the water levers/keys, the one on the main tuning slide, is not as centered as it should be, but is not defective, it holds fine, just seats/starts a bit "too early". That's the reason I say in the Youtube video that it kinda holds - it holds, it's just that it is not centered. As per my competent local techs, who examined the trumpet after I replated it elsewhere in May of 2024, the compression of the valves is around 80% - some more, some a tad less, from what I gathered from them. Otherwise the silver plating was done well. The trumpet was washed, then I used Hetman's #2 oil on it and Hetman's #4 slide gel. I didn't have Hetman's slide grease for the main tuning slide and the 2nd tuning slide. I played the scales for this sale and placed it in a generic trumpet box (well, actually it's a beginner B&S trumpet case). It will come with that oil and grease and Vincent Bach 7C (big letters) mouthpiece. The oil, grease, old parts (Amado) and the mouthpiece will be placed outside the trumpet case, but inside the shipping box - that will eliminate any foreign objects inside the trumpet case that may damage the horn. The trumpet was also covered in bubble wrap to eliminate wobble and the slides were secured via a trumpet slide rubber holder. I am selling this, since I finally settled on a different trumpet and this trumpet, along with other horns from my trumpet safari, are slowly going on sale. This is the first one to go. I am a return player after over 30 years of not touching a trumpet at all, so I am simply not quite competent to respond to how it sounds, nuances and a lot of other trumpet related stuff, pardon me if you ask and I don't know. Shipping with UPS Ground or USPS Ground Advantage, choose the one that's less expensive for you in the checkout. Will be shipped to continental 48 states only, in that very hard generic trumpet case, which will be surrounded by packing peanuts and placed in a shipping box. Very safe. Free local pickup in Rego Park, NY is available. I normally sell some of my computer parts on eBay, but I did sell 4 other trumpets in the last year or two. I received only positive feedback for the trumpets I sold. Hopefully, this is visible on my profile, please check it out. And my feedback is 100%. Thank you! --- Some tech data about this trumpet: .460" Bore Size; One piece No.72 hand hammered copper 4 7/8" diameter bell (the seam along the bell was visible when the trumpet was lacquered, but it is not now, since it was silver plated); it has the no.43 mouthpipe; Metal valve guides, hand-fitted monel pistons, 1st and 3rd slide rings, Nickel Slides.

Price: 1300 USD

Location: Rego Park, New York

End Time: 2024-10-03T02:16:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD