This is directly from their site:
All instruments are sold as-described, which means returns aren’t accepted unless the item arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed.
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Most of our instruments are used or outlet items. Unless stated otherwise, they do not come with warranty.
Not my first choice in business practice. There are enough others that provide service - even on used horns.
I want to be VERY clear with any information on MY website.
I do not know Matt Brockman. We have never met.
I make no claims about the character, personality or history of Mr. Brockman.
I feel that the service he is selling is a scam, or a ripoff, or whatever term you want -- it isn't worth the price he is charging. That is my issue.
@mediocreplayer Well, that guy says he knows all of those people... might be interesting to ask him for proof... or ask even one of those people whether they know him?
I can proudly claim to have known Maurice André, Guy Touvron, Fred Mills and Dusko Goykovich; and I know Sergey Nakariakov, Jens Lindemann and Ron Romm, and I can prove it with a single old Yamaha double trumpet case...
By the way, there are a few more signatures on this case: David Ohanian, Eugene Watts and Chuck Daellenbach (you can't just ask the trumpet players of Canadian Brass to sign when the others are watching...)
Famous trumpet or cornet players I have met, but without carrying that case: Phil McCann, James Morrison (even attended one of his master classes), Wynton Marsalis, Al Porcino, Maynard Ferguson (he is my oldest memory of a big band concert), Reinhold Friedrich. As to East German trumpet star Ludwig Güttler: I was carrying that case and he was actually ASKING to sign it, but I refused, saying only true trumpet artists should be on that case. To this day I honour his commitment to getting Dresden's Church of Our Lady rebuilt; but as a trumpet player, I detest his practice of having only his own picture and name on his recordings, and when you look closely, most pieces are played by his colleague Kurt Sandau.
@SSmith1226 Thanks for the info - I was too lazy for all that research.
@SSmith1226 In all the recordings I have come across, she is using a 1950s-vintage Conn.
Well, the homepage is one that is very easily quickly set up; no location or address - just an e-mail, and a free g-mail address at that - I would not be happy doing business with them.
"Collecting" is a very bland word for the quirks and quandaries of fate that lead to accumulating horns...
I won my first trumpet in a raffle. Rather a bugle - just a tube, a bell, and something that today reminds me somewhat of a proper mouthpiece. Tried it out, got some noise out of it, and next morning went into the nearest music shop and bought myself what was advertised as a "complete trumpet kit". Chinese "Comet" TSO, mouthpiece, case, oil, white gloves.
Experimented for a week, and then took courage and money in my hands and got myself a Bach Strad 239 (C trumpet with Bb slides). And from that day onwards, I was hooked. Many horns came and went:
Bach Strad Rotary C
Bach Strad F
Stomvi - Elite C, D/Eb, Picc; Forte Pocket
Besson Kanstul Picc
Selmer K-Mod, 2 Bb/A piccs, G picc
Scherzer G picc
Ganter: G5 Bb rotary, G3 D rotary, G7A Bb rotary, Custom, G 15 rotary flugel, P50 (piston Bb)
Votruba Pro rotary flugel
Thomann Black Jazz flugel (only four weeks)
Courtois 154R flugel
Dowids Jazzline Custom
Weltklang Bb cornet
Besson International Bb cornet (2)
Besson Imperial Class A Bb cornet
Besson pre-Imperial Bb/A cornet
Buescher Aristocrat #9, #12, 264
Buescher Aristocrat 244 Bb cornet
Olds Ambassador, Special, Studio, Recording
Courtois Balanced Bb (2)
Courtois 1970s Bb cornet
King Tempo cornet
Anonymous French cornet, around 1910
Besson Sovereign Round Stamp soprano cornet
ACB doubler's picc
That's all I can remember; I've put those in bold that are still with me.
Currently, I am paying for a Kühnl & Hoyer Eb bass trumpet.
I mean, if they only have an email address then there really is no other way to contact them. There are lots of reputable dealers in the USA, if you need suggestions.
I cannot comment on whether this dealer is reputable or not. I have never heard of them until now.
@SSmith1226 Shaye Cohn is an outstanding performer on that ancient cornet...
@ROWUK Yes, I did some checking, Schilke Eb.
