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Originally Posted by Zaraskabat  So I guess I am saying let's not be complaining and insulting a horn because the manufacturor wants to use a model name that once meant something else. Let's be glad we are getting higher level student horns at a reasonable price.
Ken |
It has nothing to do with a manufacturer recycling a name.
The trumpets that are made by Conn-Selmer-UMI-Steinway or whatever the company is called now are generally inferior horns. Sure they are using all the old names, that's not the point. The horns are just not up to snuff.
I would rather a student buy a used good horn then some of the junk offered new. Intermediate trumpets are often just beginner horns with a few cosmetic changes, like silver plate or a fixed 3rd valve slide ring. In my opinion, I would go from a beginner horn to a pro horn. If I could not afford a new one I would look for a good used one.
-cw-