Very nice lacquer job and the valves are not at all sticky

The valves were fast after oiling them the first time

Update: valves have been rock solid and smooth for 2, going on 3 years

The valves - 1 and 3 were perfect out of the box

The valves look decent and moved free and quick, but after taking one out, it took a little to get it lined up for it to go back in smoothly

Nice fast valve like the others

Yamaha valve springs are now in, and the valves are a bit faster

The valves and the 3rd Slide trigger work so smoothly