Student trumpet
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I brought a Besson 609 used trumpet.Now this is how I make stupid choices .I thought well it's a student trumpet can not be that good .Wrong I paid $ 149.50 for it at a hock shop played great was solid built really well came with a hard wood case , not sure if the case was original but it fit perfectly .Now my only and stupid reason I sold it was because I heard or read it is a student horn.I should not have sold it.But thinking back it went to a cute little boy whose dad wanted him to have a good trumpet .Now in retrospect I am happy for the little guy as I write this .It is a good trumpet why shouldn't he have it.
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In my opinion this is the most important lesson, we cannot judge an instrument by the label others place upon it.
Thankfully there are many hundreds of wonderful instruments out there that are of exceptional quality and capable of making the most beautiful music and can be had for peanuts.
The quality of the music we make on an instrument is a combination of three things, good technique, good mouthpiece choice, and good instrument choice.
Get the balance of these three right and you will make beautiful music for a lifetime.
I wish you well in your search for a replacement.
Trumpets
Besson New creation 1924
Besson New Creation Large Bore 1948
Besson New Creation Medium Bore Modele Francaise 1948
Olds Ambassador LA model 1948
Selmer Invicta with french rim
Cornets
Conn 80A 1953
Conn 80A 1965
Yamaha 2330 -
@Trumpetb Thank you I realized when I wrote this post that I really didnt miss the trumpet .I learned two lessons 1. just because it's a student trumpet doesn't mean it's not on par with other trumpets.2. Somebody out there may need a good beginner trumpet why shouldn't be a little boy or girl.
