Hi Everyone,
Recently I’ve also joind the club of Shires Q euhphoniums, I’ve received a Q41S. But.. it has some stains on some of the tuning slides (see photos here). I’m not sure whether the seller shipped me a used/demo instrument or is it manufacturing defect or maybe it’s a quite common situation for new instruments that were in the warehouse for a long period of time?
It’s probably not a silver tarnish as I was not able to clean it if silver cloth or Hagerty silver cleaner (fuild, not spray). I didn’t want to try anything abrasive just yet.
What’s your opinion on such matter? Would you keep an instrument or return it or ask for a partial refund or try changing to another one or do something else?
Greetings,
Giedrius