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rowuk · 05-25-2007, 05:23 AM

I am also not familiar with that brand, but maybe this will help:
A pro trumpet generally has a fixed finger ring on the third valve (adjustable ones are signs of a student instrument) and a trigger, saddle or ring on the first valve.
Everything else is not easily discernable. Bracing, bore, water keys can be visually identical.
The professional brands are pretty much known in the industry and I can't recall ever having seen "philharmonic". I would assume that it is a student or intermediate instrument. There are quite a few very fine playing horns in that range , so it may not matter!

05-25-2007, 05:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,097	Re: philharmonic trumpet I am also not familiar with that brand, but maybe this will help: A pro trumpet generally has a fixed finger ring on the third valve (adjustable ones are signs of a student instrument) and a trigger, saddle or ring on the first valve. Everything else is not easily discernable. Bracing, bore, water keys can be visually identical. The professional brands are pretty much known in the industry and I can't recall ever having seen "philharmonic". I would assume that it is a student or intermediate instrument. There are quite a few very fine playing horns in that range , so it may not matter! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.