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11-10-22 | 09:48 AM

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jeirvine

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The benefit of the hammered look (even if it's machined) is the dents and scratches don't show as much as on a polished surface.

I have my eyes out for one of these '30s Olds trumpets, where the bells are actually hand hammered.

Olds Military Trumpet via Robb Stewart

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