1998/Mint! WAIT! WHAT? That's right. No mistake. This is a 1998 Bach Stradivarius Model 72 with the Sterling Silver Plus Bell in just incredible shape. truly mint. Not a ding or scratch to found. Please check pics. Really hard to imagine this is over 20 years old.
Valves and slides all move smoothly and lightly with very good compression. No dents, dings, scratches. lacquer finish about 99%+. ML Bore.
Ships in original case in excellent condition.
Sterling Plus bells (99.9% pure silver, seamless construction) create a full complement of partials (overtones) in the tonal spectrum, for a focused sound with great projection. These Sterling Silver bells were manufactured using an electroforming process resulting in a seamless bell construction. The Sterling Silver Plus silver content is 99.9% pure silver (should probably be called a Silver bell, as Sterling Silver is 92% silver content), while other manufacturers have sterling bells with around 92-93% silver content, and 7% copper content (which is known as Sterling Silver).
