Rebuilding/Customizing my first trumpet...

[Kayin]

What in the blue hell am I doing?

Seriously, what am I doing?

Is that soap?

If it is, ever seen soap do THAT?

It's a mix of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Bubbles everything off anything placed in it.

Now that we're down to base metal, it's time for some real work. Home stretch on some of these pieces...

And what is this?

Trumpet-now in blackened finish!

The last one is to give an idea of size if you don't play trumpet. That is pretty tiny.

[x88x]

Hahaha, that is awesome! I love the engraved design on the bell.

[Mach]

Awesome ballsy work Kayin! Love the engraving.

[SgtM]

Sick! +rep

[diluzio91]

awesome.... do you need to put some kind of laquor over the black now? this is looking cool tho!

[x88x]

Ooh! Ooh! Idea! Scrimshawed ivory inserts!

[Luthien]

Actually, most ivory is illegal now, and what is available is very expensive . How about human bone, um, I mean gemstones?