I hope this answer is timely for your situation. My opinion is that relacquering a horn is not a good idea for a variety of reasons. Cybersax has an excellent discussion of the issue. www.cybersax.com/QA/Q&A_Relacquering_Pros_&_Cons.html There are good horns with good relacquer jobs that have their value depressed by the mere fact of being relacquered. Lucky you if you're the buyer; unlucky you if you're the seller. I prefer bare brass, but stripping that 26M might have the same market value issues as relacquering.