| Bach does make a great horn. Find time to get to a retailer and play as many as you can, in different finishes with different configurations. Play every one they have in stock. You will be dropping some serious cash, it's a once-in-a-great-while investment, so be sure you have the horn in your hands that you cannot put down. If they don't have that, ask if they can order more for you to try. Be patient, be persistent, and try as many different instruments as you can. Even try ones you have no intention of buying just to get a sense of what the differences in horns are. They all play just a bit differently. Bring a buddy with you who knows your sound preferences so he/she can tell you from the business end of the horn what's going on.
At Dillon music, current pricing ranges around $1799 for the 180 series Bachs; around $1500 for Benge; $1150 for Besson; $1899-$1995 for Schilke B series; Yamaha $1500-1700. Quite a few horns in your range, so check as many as you can.
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-Glenn
"Roses have thorns; shining waters mud. Clouds and eclipses stain the moon and the sun; and history reeks of the wrongs we have done. After today, after today, consider me gone."- Sting |