Handmade antique-finished brass shader. Frame is milled from solid brass barstock and brazed together, then polished and slowly heated again several times to darken the finish and give it an aged look. Angled 'pillar-style' spring deck is topped with a dime spring saddle. A-bar is 1018, 1/2" wide with a .010" oversize stainless nipple and rides on .018" blued springs. It has hand-turned brass binders and 6-32 brass contact screw with hammered and torch-curled head. The coils are handwound 10-wraps on 1.25" 1012 cores with 1/16" brown phenolic washers, sealed with urethane varnish, and wired with a 47uf cap. Weighs 11.4 oz. Shipping is $5 Priority USPS anywhere inside the U.S. ~I guarantee my machines for the life of the original owner. -J.Tianello