Unless JK made another one, that's my old horn. It really is a special one, and I bought it from Mr. Keilwerth himself.
Frankly, from a playing standpoint, I far preferred the Yani A 9937. I bought this born right before I got to play the Inderbinen alto, and the JK was just anti-climactic after that.
Always amazes me what some sellers consider "new". Even if they say "new other". It appears to have nickel plated keywork like the vintage models rather than the regular silver plated Shadow keywork....
It has flat grey matte keywork and black pearls.
Altogether a very beautiful horn. The case is like an anvil and weighs a ton. It even has a velvet covering cloth built into the lid to cover the horn.
Not that it really matters probably, but... The seller says the neck, tube and bell are all solid silver, whereas the engraving says "Solid Silver Body." Is that a contradiction?
What is it with Solid Sterling Silver ? The Horns I've played that were SS were less vibrant than their brass counterparts. The NS Keilwerth Tenor was a lively horn and I'm surprised that Keilwerth has stopped making them, but thats another topic. I'll take a Brass S-20 over a Silver-Sonic, although the Sonics look nicer. IMO the Solid Sterling dampens the horn, for classical that may be ok I guess.
I agree it is beautiful. If I were made of money I'd again own a Shadow alto and tenor, along with a Black Nickel JK soprano(one piece neck this time)......maybe if I land a job with the VA I've applied for?
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