| I bought a used Bach 184 cornet over the internet, but asked the owner her impression of the horn's playing characteristics first. I then negotiated the option to return the horn if I didn't like it. It is the best playing horn I've ever owned. I bought a Conn 6B trumpet on eBay a few months ago. It's 46 years old and is like new. Plays great - I think it will be a fantastic big band horn.
That said, I've bought other horns that I did play test and liked, only to find I really didn't like them a few months later after playing them in various situations. So who knows? A lot of it is luck.
Of course, the horns I bought long-distance weren't too expensive. I think the Bach cornet was about $1100. I probably wouldn't plop down thou$and$ without an extended trial and/or return privileges. (Actually, I don't think I would pay thou$and$ for a trumpet, anyway!)
Last edited by Dale Proctor; 08-29-2006 at 05:39 PM.
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