Author: DougR
Date: 2021-02-07 05:02
Just replying to my own post! As it happens, I pulled my old D. Noblet (same vintage as our original poster) out of its case and just gave it a toot. The pads cover amazingly well and it sounds perfectly fine intonation-wise, and is in fact a darn good instrument.
Why would anyone care? Well, you can get these for in the range of $40-60 on the Goodwill auction site, and with a student-level overhaul it's a cheap and eminently playable backup horn.
It does have some "green" on it, old cork grease or oil I assume, and some sort of powdery stuff on some of the keys where the plating had worn through, and the usual buildup of old cork grease on the joints. But that aside, it toots very well indeed. Glad I've kept it all these years.
Just wanted to mention, in case anyone's interested.
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