| Hi,
I think Andy Taylor has some trade-ins as well. He also makes his own trumpets and isn't a shop, he has his own forum as well. He's based in Norwich if that's handy.
Other than that it's all good advice. Stay away from the sub £150 ers even though they may have B&H on the bell they are made in Eastern Europe or China/India/Indonesia. Yamahas are always a consistent bet. Its a pity that Kanstuls aren't readily available in the UK (apart from Phil Parkers and they tend to only carry the high end stuff). They have a model call the 610 which retails for about $500 which everyone who plays it raves about. You could always ask Jack Kanstul on the Kanstul forum.
Cornet is a great idea for the younger ones..second hand B&H 600 (intermediate) series are fairly common in the UK and with the strong brass band presence are very well accepted in lieu of trumpet. If you're looking for dealers try John Myatt in Hitchin Hertfordshire.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Trevor |