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moving soon
Citizen
Username: Movingsoon
Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 10:56 am: |     |
I'm buying a trumpet for my nephew for his bar mitzvah. He's been playing for a couple of years, and I think he'd enjoy something better than the rental instrument he's been using. He's been playing for 2 years and seems fairly committed to continuing.
Any advice on what type of trumpet would be appropriate for that age, and where one might make the purchase at a reasonable price? Thanks! |
dano
Citizen
Username: Dano
Post Number: 153
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 12:15 pm: | |
Not sure of what type...but Sam Ash or Guitar Center should both carry them and they are literally across the street from each other on route 22.
Good luck!  |
Ben
Citizen
Username: Ros
Post Number: 272
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 3:02 pm: | |
World of Music in Summit has used trumpets, mostly in decent shape, usually at 1/2 price of bigger stores that don't specialize in wind instruments-I bought my son's trombone there, and several friends have purchased brass instruments there as well.
908-273-1171 |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 4094
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 8:27 pm: | |
Take a drive down to Woodbridge, to DIllon Music (www.dillonmusic.com). I've heard good things about the Blessing horns, which are at the low end of the price scale and go for around $300. The Yamahas and Kantsuls are better, but a more intermediate price point.
But Dillon has a huge selection of used horns, so you might end up finding a real keeper, something that would inspire him to play even more. The nice thing about most of these is that if the instrument is well cared-for it doesn't lose any of its value over time. So if he gets really serious late in high school a horn you spend $800 on now will still be worth $800 in resale value down the road.
But find out what his rental horn is, so you don't end up getting the same thing! |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 631
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 12:30 pm: | |
I second Dillion Music. It's a brass player's paradise. |
Brett Weir
Citizen
Username: Brett_weir
Post Number: 1139
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 10:18 am: | |
Don't. |
Chris Farrow
Citizen
Username: Evrtnjrsy
Post Number: 44
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - 11:26 am: | |
For the trumpet players out there, a gentleman named Greg Rivkin will be playing with a trio at Cent'Anni tomorrow, Thursday Jan 5, at 8pm. Allegedly a fantastic trumpet player - come on down! |
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