Vintage Bach Stradivarius LT180S43 43* Silver Trumpet With Corporation Bell!

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One of several Bach Strads we are offering for sale:  Vintage Bach Stradivarius LT180S43 (43*) Bb trumpet in silver.  Very good condition with some small dings along the bell, a small scratch at the bottom of one of the valves, plating around 99% with no noticeable wear, and no signs of repairs or major dent work.  All tunings slides are free including the third-valve dump slide.  Valves are fast and smooth and quiet.  Plays very nicely with a good balance of projection, color, and tone, as you’d expect from a Corporation bell on a light body.  Just through the shop wear it was cleaned, lubed, and had a new water key cork installed.  Comes the vintage hard case in unusually excellent condition, and includes a key, a Bach Corp. 7C mouthpiece and one unmarked mouthpiece.  If you are local, I can throw in the Al Cass valve oil and the Selmer tuning slide grease, but those can’t be shipped.
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