Hi,
Does anyone have any knowledge concerning ganter flugelhorns? I'm trying to sell one for a friend, but am having difficult time finding info. This horn is about 30 years old, mint condition, barely used, silver plated, 4 valves - rotary, Bb, purchased in Germany. Value? Quality? What might be a fair asking price?

Thanks
Tiki

Originally Posted by tiki

Value? Quality?

Yes to both. Welcome to TM, tiki!

Ganter is one of the "established" rotary brands. Several of his apprentices and artisans went on to start their own businesses.
I find the Ganter instruments to be among the "lighter" rotary instruments. They are easy to play and switching between them and piston trumpets is pretty easy.

It is certainly not a collectors item, so how does one determine the fair market value? A decent new Yamaha can be had starting around a grand so the used Ganter needs to be much less than that. I know that Hermann Ganter died last year and am not sure if the company is still alive or building those instruments anymore.