The first valve has a stripped stem that is supposed to screw into the bottom part of its valve. There’s a picture of it. Valves two and three don’t have this affliction, but really a technician needs to square these away for them to operate properly.


The main tuning slide is stuck, but the other tuning slides are moving. The water key assembly is functioning properly.


Overall condition of the instrument is accurate in the pictures.


The case, while being rather old, still secures the instrument reasonably well. Pictures are accurate here too. We will ship this carefully and safely.