In a message dated 9/3/2007 7:38:56 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, deedeeblais at yahoo.com writes: Why would there be maroon paint under the elbow and nowhere else? What am I missing? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Jerry Blais Hi Jerry, Your comments made me look carefully at my Victor O. I have a Victor O with the original horn and it had no maroon accents about the horn (I thought). Now when examining the very undersurface of the horn near where it meets the elbow I can find traces of maroon! And when removing the horn from the elbow...voila! the horn is maroon! Actually, when scratched (as would be expected beneath the elbow) the maroon reveals the amber color beneath. So I must conclude that the maroon accents have indeed faded away with time, UV, or whatever, with maroon remaining only in the protected area underneath the elbow. Fascinating! Thanks. ----Art Heller ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour