Hello All,

I am brand new to this group and I wanted to say hello. Also, I am in great need of some opinions. Can someone help me out here?

I have a Bach Stradivarius trumpet that I purchased on 48th Street in Manhattan while I was attending the High School of Performing Arts. The trumpet has been living in my basement for about 20 years now. I finally have come to my senses and decided I want to play it again, a lot. It is in relatively decent shape. It needs an overhaul (corks replaced, springs replaced, pads replaced, etc.) I think the values are in good shape. There are only 2 tiny dings in the whole horn. However, I believe it needs to be power cleaned and re-lacquered. The whole horn is very musty smelling and dirty. The original lacquer is very tarnished.
The horn is old. The serial number is 2825. I am the original owner.

Here are my questions:
1.Do I restore this horn?
2.Does restoration lessen the value if I ever want to sell it?
3.Should I just sell it as is and buy a new trumpet? (Can I even sell it?)
4.Is this horn even worth restoring?

Any information you can supply me with will be very much appreciated. I look forward in chatting with you all in the future.

Thanks so much for you help and opinions,
Kaye