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mikeman7 · 09-03-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by glasswright

i wanted the stomvi because it looks like a bach strad, but is cheaper and has waterkeys. talk about a bad reason for wanting something.
the reason i want a new trumpet now is because there is an 80% chance i won't be continuing music after high school, and if i'm going to buy something, i want to be able to use it for at least 3 years, otherwise, there was no point in buying it.
i can't really go around trying trumpets because there is really only one music shop around my area that sells instruments, and i've already tried the one they sell. i've gone all the way done to miami once before to try stuff out, but it is such a long drive that my dad says he will only take me there once more, and when we are there i HAVE to buy something.

I understand the distance thing and I sympathize. Okay then, a couple more thoughts; first DON'T STOP AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. Just because you might not be a music major in college doesn't mean you can't play in the wind ensemble. Music is for life!! Hang in there. Second, if you can't go around and play test then do LOTS of research on line and ask lots of questions on these kinds of forums to make sure you at least get a good horn that will get you in the ball park for the sound and style of music you want to do. That way you don't accidentally buy a jazz horn for classical or vice versa. And yes, those were bad reasons to get the stomvi.