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Re: Restoration

Author: DougR
Date: 2019-10-15 03:57

I'm not sure what you mean by "starting to rot away," but unless the case has a pronounced internal odor of some kind (mildew smell, or some sort of generalized off-putting "unclean grunge odor") I wouldn't worry about it. A potential buyer who would WANT a horn like yours would probably want the case it came in too. If there's a troublesome odor, there are ways of dealing with it. You did say, above, "completely shot", but I would maybe keep checking the online ads for similar horns, and check out the conditions of those cases as well, just to establish a benchmark of acceptability. It may or may not be as "shot" as you think right now.

You might also check the mouthpiece. If it's the Selmer mouthpiece that came with the horn, it might have significant (though probably not large) value too. The Series 9 I got had a nice Selmer HS** "table" mouthpiece, which I came to find out was somewhat sought after in its own right.

All this by way of suggesting that it's a respectable instrument that will be (once in playing condition) "of interest" in the market; what you price it for is up to you, but of course (I assume you know this) you start pricing it at more than you expect ever to get, and negotiate downward.

Good luck!

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