Description

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The Zephyr Special is a great vintage pro tenor make by the King company. This horn has a solid silver neck and the desirable extra pearls on the side keys and G#. It has been relacquered, and it looks like a recent job to me, based on the light color of the epoxy lacquer. The engraving is still sharp, even on the fine lines on the engraved bell keys, and there is no evidence of heavy buffing, so the job was done well. You can see a bit of waviness to the brass in the back of the bow and body in a couple of spots, so some dents or dings have been removed from that area. The original neck (matching serial number) looks great with no evidence of past damage. Pads are medium between new and old. The horn plays well and has lots of power, but the pads feel kind of squishy.