Originally Posted by watchluvr4ever

Hello,

I thought I would give you my experience on the YTR-2335. My first trumpet was a Yamaha YTR-2335, purchased almost 14 years ago. I was plagued for years with constant problems with my valves/pistons. This problem with my valves made my horn very unreliable. I had my horn serviced many, many times and the fixes only seemed to be temporary and the problems always came back. As I got older and I started using the third valve slide, I found out it was purely cosmetic. I had to send my horn in to get material removed from the tubing just to be able to use the slide. I am unsure if it was just my horn or Yamaha's of that time but I try not to recommend the Yamaha student models to anyone. It is very frustrating to have to worry about equipment problems when you are a student or if your even a pro for that matter. Very soon I will be starting one of my Son's on the trumpet and I am faced with the decision of picking the right horn for him. Right now a Bach Strad seems to be my choice for my Son, and he is only six years old. I figure if we don't have to worry about the equipment, we can spend more time making music.