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Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:29 pm
by ttf_Gravedigger
Any info on these? They seem to pop up on ebay occasionally. Checked retail pages but nothing shows up.
3b
http://www.ebay.com/itm/King-3B-Black-Tenor-Trombone-/282400389783?hash=item41c05ffa97:g:ZFwAAOSwdGFYzRh1
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:48 pm
by ttf_HouBassTrombone
What do you need to know about them?
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:27 pm
by ttf_greenbean
I have a question about them.
why?...
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:53 pm
by ttf_BGuttman
I don't think King ever offered black lacquer in a commercial product.
But several after market vendors did offer black lacquer.
I'd approach with caution. A good lacquer job is OK, but a bad one ...
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:49 pm
by ttf_mr.deacon
Quote from: greenbean on Mar 21, 2017, 09:27PMI have a question about them.
why?...
Right?
Black lacquer looks alright on saxes (still not my preference) but it always just looks cheap on trombones and trumpets. Why cover up something as beautiful looks as brass???
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:22 am
by ttf_Matt K
I don't know, I think they look pretty great. I suppose I do have unusual preferences and enough horns that I can get plenty of brass with just one horn colored like that. I'd want to make sure who did it though like others mentioned. The only one I'd probably trust to buy in that condition unless I played it first would be the Yamaha Black Phoenix model that was offered in limited supply.
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:58 am
by ttf_HouBassTrombone
King did offer it with black lacquer. They didn't promote it too much. They did it at the same time as they did the black lacquer King sousaphones.
They are just standard horns with black lacquer.
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:22 am
by ttf_stanzabone
Sure makes the bell engraving look good!
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:55 am
by ttf_Baron von Bone
Quote from: greenbean on Mar 21, 2017, 09:27PMI have a question about them.
why?...
Maybe because they look killer! ... dunno. Just a guess.
Could be a coating that avoids sun damage for outdoor gigs.
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:56 am
by ttf_Baron von Bone
Quote from: mr.deacon on Mar 21, 2017, 11:49PMRight?
Black lacquer looks alright on saxes (still not my preference) but it always just looks cheap on trombones and trumpets. Why cover up something as beautiful looks as brass???
Same for silver/nickel plating?
Eh?
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:12 am
by ttf_bonenick
Not necessarily. But it is not a main feature of a professional instrument. It should first play well and be well build. The colour is a secondary thing
Harrelson summit trumpet
Spiri daCarbo trumpet
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:58 pm
by ttf_Exzaclee
This is one of the newer Eastlakes - any problems with it won't be due to the lacquer job, which looks factory to me.
JJ had a black lac horn, pretty sure it was done by King... they did a green one for Urbie as well, i think one for Kai that was blue or red or something - some of these came up on the ebay about 10 or 12 years ago if i remember right.
They didn't do many.
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:21 pm
by ttf_mwpfoot
The Yamaha inky black "Phoenix" specials are lovely to me.
http://tromboneforum.org/index.php?topic=57642.0;all
Some day my Phoenix will come.
Black Lacquer Kings?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:21 pm
by ttf_mwpfoot
The Yamaha inky black "Phoenix" specials are lovely to me.
http://tromboneforum.org/index.php?topic=57642.0;all
Some day my Phoenix will come.