MFfan

At the considerable risk of lowering the tone of this forum, I feel compelled to put in my opinion on this thread. I am an older player, 64, playing horn since 55, and have had a fair variety of horns. In the last year or so I got bored with my Strad and decided to experiment with some others I could afford (read cheap) I lucked out on ebay with my Besson cornet and trumpet and Gretsch long cornet. I check the shopgoodwill listings and saw one a few weeks ago saw a listing for a Barrington trumpet with stuck valves. Not having heard of it before, I did some googling to the wwbw site , saw a complete horn and kit for $125 for all and good reviews for the student level horn from a number of buyers citing qualities that appealed to me, including fit and finish, monel valves, rose brass,sound,etc. I decided to order one and have been happy with it's characteristics, comparable to my Besson 8-10 trumpet. Feels just like the old Strad in my hands, but a bit heavier metal. Have to see how it works in concert band next month, but it appears I could always get my money out of it to the student market. Worth a check out for a new player. Good value, in my opinion. Guess it is made in Taiwan.