She has got a nice brass half stick as well as the full one. It was very difficult to get finish looking decent on this piano since a lot of the eadges and panels were in terrible shape (mostly Bondo..shhhhh!). Both parts of the lid had steel rods fabricated to fit into the panels for added strength. The finish is a satin ebony done in Becker Arcoma Laquer. I may decide at the end of the summer to pull it out into the shop for one last coat, but we'll see.