hup_d_dup

On Monday I received a Yamaha 6445 C trumpet that I bought on eBay - Beautiful Yamaha YTR 6445 HS C Trumpet - eBay (item 200363454494 end time Jul-22-09 16:37:49 PDT) - and I think I did very well. The instrument looks like it was hardly used, very clean inside and out. Plays really well too.

A couple of questions: is this instrument old enough to be considered vintage? This trumpet was supposedly in production from 1985-1990.

I currently am playing a Bb rental which must be returned. I'm considering having Bb slides made for the C. Yes I understand the instrument will have limitations. My only intent would be to use the Bb slides for tricky sight reading, the rest of the time read down a step. Is this a practical thing to do? Approximately how much should I expect to spend?

Right now I don't have the money to buy another Bb of similar quality to the Yamaha. I could continue the rental but it's only a Bach 300 and a little disappointing after playing the C.

Thanks for any help,
Jonathan

Schwab

Instead of having slides made for the C, you should consider buying an inexpensive Bb if you are going to use the C trumpet most of the time. Olds Ambassadors are very good horns and often can be bought for under $100.

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trumpetup

Hi hup_d_dup,
That is a very nice looking C trumpet you got. I agree you should buy an Ambassador or something similar. It will cost you less than converting your C to Bb. I don't think you will end up with a conversion to Bb to play as nice as it does in it's C form. Intonation will probably not be right.

hup_d_dup

Thanks. I think you saved me some money. I'm in no rush to buy so hopefully I'll get a good deal.

rowuk

Don't get scared of the site reading. It is not that bad! More flats are generally easier than more sharps.

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ComeBackKid

So YOU'RE the one that outbid me!! (Just kidding - it looks like you have a great deal on a very nice horn). As the others have said, an Olds Ambassador will make a very nice Bb addition to your lineup, spoken as one of many on this forum who have an arsenal of them (my latest count is 4 trumpets and 3 cornets) and they all play very well.

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