I tell ya, those cases for these horns.... wood with leather veneer and a piece of cloth to lay on!

Lost me at "valve stem"! Now if the OP had said, "bottom valve caps"......

I own a 1960 Super Artist and it's immaculate. It plays well and has a big sound to me. It was a students horn whose parents were well to do. Too much horn for a kid imo. It has a .468 bore but doesn't suck the life out of you. It is a little heavier than most my other Bb's but it is a fun horn to play. I haven't played it in a while and the only thing I can remember was 2nd valve sticking once in a while. I've seen them go for $2500 but that's been 10 yrs ago. It's a good horn imo. I would take that valve cover off though. Let us know what happens! BTW, outside of Clifford Brown, I don'r know who else with a big name used them.

What do you call a guy with a rubber toe???

Roberto!!

What does a nut say when it sneezes??

Cashew

I really wanted a camouflage shirt.

But I couldn't find one!!

D'oh, have to register! I kept trying to login as the login looks the same!