[mluis]

Hi! everyone

I am new in saxophone, I got a yas 21 and it is very good condition, but I am not so sure if the lacquer is original. There is some orange peel around some tone holes

what do you think?

Thanks!!

 

[1saxman]

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[Arundo Donax]

That's a beautiful YAS-21 you've got there, mluis.

I just checked my YTS-21 (formerly a school rental). It has no orange peel at all, but does have some pinkish deposit I'd not seen before. What's that?

 

[mluis]

That's a beautiful YAS-21 you've got there, mluis.

I just checked my YTS-21 (formerly a school rental). It has no orange peel at all, but does have some pinkish deposit I'd not seen before. What's that?

Thanks! Arundo, I do not know much about that but maybe Acid bleed? is the result of a horn not being fully degreased and having the lacquer sprayed over an area of the brass that is not perfectly clean. More or less it means that there was a small imperfection in the finishing process of the insturment?

 

[mluis]

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Thanks! 1saxman, It's good to hear that!!

 

[1saxman]

The post pictured has been re-soldered which burned off some lacquer and corrosion has developed.

 

[Arundo Donax]

The post pictured has been re-soldered which burned off some lacquer and corrosion has developed.

Thank you, 1saxman, for your reply. I've been doing some research to see if I can remedy this myself - I've found a few good articles about corrosion already. I do hope it's not "red rot" and the structure itself isn't failing in that area.