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What makes the 705K stand out from the standard 705 is the Aurumite 9K lip plate: a sterling silver headjoint tube fitted with a lip plate that fuses 9-karat gold with silver, giving you a blend of silver's projection with a bit of warmth and color the pure silver plate doesn't quite deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular configuration — B footjoint, offset G key, French open holes, and a C# trill key — is well-suited for advancing players who want maximum flexibility. The C# trill is available only on offset models, and it opens up passages that would otherwise require some pretty creative workarounds. 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