so a new journey begins ~
I couldn't help but make an offer when I saw an old trombone posted on the local Craigslist. The woman was asking $250. Sight unseen I made an embarrassingly low offer of $60 and ended up with it for that price. It had belonged to her uncle who passed away a long time ago. She probably didn't get any other offers and she was hoping it would go to a good home. It has a beautiful (to me) patina, it looks like copper colored velvet on most of the old hand worn surfaces. I'm hoping I can figure out how to get some sounds out of it that don't send my dogs and cats running for cover.