jpkaminga

so today I got home from school and started my practicing, then for a break I took one of the dogs around the neighborhood and when I got back my neighbor was outside spreading some salt on his walk, and he says that he heard me and it sounded good, so I thanked him for the compliment and he goes on to say that he used to play the trumpet and that he's got one in his house that he hasn't played for awhile, so I say what kind and can I borrow it and mess around with it, so he says sure. long story just a little bit shorter he comes by with a Selmer Radial, one of the only really sweet horns I've ever played on (the others are a Mt. Vernon, Equinox, and my present Olds) plus its got that unique valve block, so I'm thrilled even though every slide is completely stuck and the bell has been crushed a little, it still played great and the sound was quite nice too, I need a backup horn so I want to offer him some money for it but I don't know what is fair for a horn that needs so much work to be in good condition, I'm thinking $100 cause it needs so much work, anybody have an opinion on the subject

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