| Short answer: No.
Long answer: Most of the horns I buy come from Horntrader, Dillon, or one of the other reputable shops, where you have a trial period. However, I have also bought 2 horns off Ebay. One was an old Large bore Bel Canto. I could see by the pics that it was in good shape. Plus, the horn in question had just been in Akright's shop. So, a phone call to Akright helped make my decision. I ended up selling it, only because the horn took way too much air than I am used to putting out.
The other horn I bought off Ebay was a Yamaha 8310Z, tweaked by Shew. It turned out to have some interlan problems I was not aware of, but I had no problem getting rid of it. Now I stick to reputable people. |