[crazydaisydoo]

This is a good price (in the UK!!) for 95% original lacquer "The Martin Alto"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Martin-Alto-S...sPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Is it the original finish? Mine is much, much darker bronze, and my engraving is sharper

Hard to tell from photos I know, but what do you think??

It seems to good to be true from a 40's horn....

 

[Pure Magic]

What a nice horn. It does not look like the original lacquer to me. The pads look fairly new too. Are you going to buy this one?

 

[crazydaisydoo]

What a nice horn. It does not look like the original lacquer to me. The pads look fairly new too. Are you going to buy this one?

I have a nice original '57 one, so it would tough getting this one past the wife.........having said that.....she wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I could keep one in the case, and one on the stand

I was more interested because of the low price (they "retail" for around £1100-1200 here) and to prevent someone from being disappointed.

 

[Randall]

Most likely a relaq if the picture color is right. The color is too light. It is a good relaq, if it indeed is a relaq.
A 70 year old Martin doesn't usually look that good.

My experience is that the laq on these horns is a lot like old Buescher laq....it tends to look pretty bad as time goes on.

 

[Dave dix]

Nice horn and must be a chem-dip re-lac job. Even if it had stayed in its box from 1947 the laquer would be much darker.
Dave

 

[bruce bailey]

I agree with Dave.

 

[hgrail]

Agreed - looks like a relac.

Nice looking horn though-

Only really matters if you're a collector or purist. My The Martin tenor is a relac and it's a great horn.