Hi all,
I am poised to purchase a new sax for my daughter. After playing for years on her entry sax, its time for an upgrade. Our chosen sax is available in gold lacquer, dark lacquer and vintage matte.
My question is not about brand or model, but about lacquer. She really likes the dark lacquer look. Honestly, she would not scoff at a new gold lacquered sax as well.
Even with careful handling, over time the shiny sax will get scuffed, scraped and aged. It will need periodic servicing as well. Considering this, has anyone purchased a dark lacquer finish and regretted it as time went on?
I'm not inquiring about personal preferences between a gold versus dark lacquer, but whether or not the dark lacquered sax showed more distinguishable wear, scratches or other issues that would have led to reconsidering a typical gold lacquer instead.
Thank you-
Rob
I am poised to purchase a new sax for my daughter. After playing for years on her entry sax, its time for an upgrade. Our chosen sax is available in gold lacquer, dark lacquer and vintage matte.
My question is not about brand or model, but about lacquer. She really likes the dark lacquer look. Honestly, she would not scoff at a new gold lacquered sax as well.
Even with careful handling, over time the shiny sax will get scuffed, scraped and aged. It will need periodic servicing as well. Considering this, has anyone purchased a dark lacquer finish and regretted it as time went on?
I'm not inquiring about personal preferences between a gold versus dark lacquer, but whether or not the dark lacquered sax showed more distinguishable wear, scratches or other issues that would have led to reconsidering a typical gold lacquer instead.
Thank you-
Rob