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Here is a link to a trombone which is not what it says on the tin!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Henri-Selmer-Paris-Special-23-K-Modified-Bb-Tenor-Trombone-engraved-year-1934/232450373223?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

I know that some of the details are wrong because I used to own this very trombone.
It is not a K modified; it is a Model 23 Special
It is not from 1934 but from early 1950s; I checked the serial number when I owned it
There is a considerable amount of plating loss on both the bell and the outer slide; nearer 49% not 99%
The bore is 12.37mm/0.487in not 15mm which is larger than a bass trombone bore

I past this information on to the seller but no changes have been made. It is a nice trombone but inaccurately represented. If you are interested, you need to know what you are buying.

Cheers

Stewbones

Yes, but it looks so well taken care of. 

That seems to be a very overpriced horn.

Quote from: Euphanasia on Aug 24, 2017, 11:19AM
That seems to be a very overpriced horn.

I did mention to the seller that his price was optimistically high and that I had tried to sell the instrument for around £250 but after 3 years, I let it go for around £120

Cheers

Stewbones

Why does the plating only go halfway up the bell? It doesn't look like wear because there is an exact line where it ends. 

Quote from: Blowero on Aug 25, 2017, 01:23AMWhy does the plating only go halfway up the bell? It doesn't look like wear because there is an exact line where it ends. 

I wondered about this when I owned it and all I could think of was that someone had removed some of the bell plating for whatever reason. It might have been to tidy up a scruffy looking trombone? The slide was missing quite a lot of plsting also.

However, the trombone plays well!

Cheers

Stewbones

Quote from: Blowero on Aug 25, 2017, 01:23AMWhy does the plating only go halfway up the bell? It doesn't look like wear because there is an exact line where it ends. 

I wondered about this when I owned it and all I could think of was that someone had removed some of the bell plating for whatever reason. It might have been to tidy up a scruffy looking trombone? The slide was missing quite a lot of plsting also.

However, the trombone plays well!

Cheers

Stewbones