Eww relacqured? Not good >____

There is NOTHING wrong with relacquering a horn if it's done right. You can't even tell it's a relacquer. My tech is so good, I have had other appraisers look at horns that he has relacquered for me and they can't even tell that the horn has been relacquered! He uses a mild citric acid stripper, that removes only the old lacquer and DOES NOT HARM THE BRASS! He hand polishes the horns with a fine rubbing compound. He is maticulous about everything he does. The common misconception about relacquering is that it changes the tone of the instrument.....NOT if it's done right. The underslung octave key is mounted on the bottom side of the neck rather than the top. The reason for this on the Conn saxophones is that the key was better protected on the bottom side of the neck and less apt to break. Jim