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Hi everyone i recently purchased a c.g. conn 1932 44h
# 237468 it needs some work and i was trying to find out if it was worth put money into it for resale i do not know much about it and the net was not much help thanks so much

Typically, the answer to that is no. The amount of labor to refurbish/repair is usually greater than the maximum theoretical value you could sell for relative to how much you could sell it for in “as-is” condition. However, that isn’t universally true. Pics would help but I would be surprised if it was worth it if your only objective was to get a positive ROI

I thought that but i can not find any other of this model i thought maybe it was rare ok hoped it was rare

Unfortunately, no. Even if it was, you wouldn't likely recoup the loss. For example, if you had a Mt. Vernon Bach 42 that was aesthetically not that great looking, you could probably sell it for exactly the same amount as if you paid someone to relacquer it. Sometimes people actually prefer the original finish because they want to do something else with it, like take the bell off and put it on a "modern" valve. The more times something is lacquered, the more times it's buffed, so it might have some of its "magic" come off!

I think you've got good answers already. Just want to add that the Conn 44h "vocabell" is a real nice and different horn. Plays big for a .485. Problem is I think even if you got the horn for free and let someone refurbish the horn it would be difficult to earn money on such a horn. You really need to find the right buyer. Most collectors I know don't mind a horn has patina and might not want to pay top dollar for a refurbished horn. If you like the horn then play it as is. If you like it a lot and want to keep it forever then you could refurbish because of pure love.

/Tom

Thanks so much