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If you play before you pay, you almost can't go wrong. There are so many great instruments out there. Take another set of ears (preferably with chops too) with you and play everything in your price range.
I started a post "Trumpet Design-Our Experiences" where many players describe their instruments. That will give you some starting info. If you do a search here on "comeback player" you will also get a lot of firsthand info from players our age!

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