I have to say I am extremely impressed!!
It was a toss up between renting and buying a trumpet for my daughter as she goes into band. Rentals would be about $10 cheaper than this, at most. I decided to buy as this is the third instrument she is learning now, and I can see her playing trumpet for years to come. So having it pay itself off after one year was a huge bonus.
Now it's no Yamaha, but heck! This trumpet looks very nice for the price! The finish is better than any rental you'd get from abstorenor school, and nothing is dented to boot! The build quality is solid, and though the valves are a little sticky upon delivery, add a bit of oil and you're good to go! The sound is great too! Like I said, it doesn't sound anything like a top of the line one, but for junior high band it is probably gonna be one of the best sounding ones there. Also, if you don't really know how to tell good sound from bad then you wouldn't be able to tell this from any other. As one who used to play a "school special", I would have preferred this one. Also, I'm well versed in the music scene (so just so you don't think I'm pulling garbage out of the air) having children that play piano, cello, now trumpet, accordion, and I play the bass guitar and banjo myself; in addition to having many professional musician and opera performer friends...I can honestly say I know a thing or two about good and bad sounding instruments.
All in all, it's a great starter trumpet and it should not disappoint!!
| Product Dimensions | 55.88 x 17.78 x 27.94 cm; 3 kg |
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| Item model number | EB114-FBA-CA |
| Colour Name | Golden |
| Material Type | Brass |
| Instrument Key | B Flat |
| Number of keyboard keys | 3 |
| Item Weight | 3 kg |
