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George won’t mind me quoting a comment that I had made in a private message (and his response) in here, because it might be interesting to other guests and members:
MordEth wrote:I assume that’s a painted metal horn? In the photo, it looks so glossy that it could almost be plastic, but I know that they did not make plastic horns.
George responded:
phonogfp wrote: No, it's not plastic!
Someone had used bright red Testor's or some other undesirable paint on this horn, so I had to repaint it the correct shade of Chinese Red. The bell section is aluminum.
From what I can tell (and as you all probably know, I am by no means an expert), he did a very good job with the color and finish on the horn, and certainly a better one than I would have done.
I am only a good painter if I am using a roller to apply paint to a wall.
Getting a good smooth finish with gloss enamel can definitely be an art.
Look forward to seeing (and hopefully hearing about) more machines very soon.
— MordEth