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@tjcombo said in Martin Committee Club:

I joined the Committee club during lockdown about a year back with this beauty. It was a roll-of-the-dice purchase. A couple of patches of missing lacquer made it look a bit suss. At the price - USD1600, I thought it might be worth throwing some money at it for repairs.
It arrived in its original case which is currently being restored. Turns out to be straight as a die, very little wear on the valves and fits me like a glove. It’s been my daily player since it arrived and has just come back from a chemical clean and valve alignment.
It was made in my year of birth which makes it even more special to me.

What year / bore size? I think you got a great deal.

A: They've tried, but couldn't stay alive long enough!

@J-Jericho said in PLEASE KEEP CIVIL!:

@administrator No humor allowed!! You've derailed this thread!! Shame on you!!

Ooops. My mistake.

I have heard that Jin-Bao are acceptable.

I've always loved those horns. They are extremely stylish.

We are almost to 200 users. I suspect when we get the 40k+ that TH has, we might see a few more issues. Nevertheless, I already have an edge on them simply because I use software newer than 2005.

I am aware of a bug that has recently appeared where the mobile menu does not work properly. I am working on fixing this, it may take a few days. Thank you to those who helped make me aware of this issue.

@Kehaulani said in Best Off-brand Trumpets:

@GeorgeB said in Best Off-brand Trumpets:

@L-A-Horn Well, I guess you could try one of those new Chinese horns in the marketplace, but I wouldn't expect much for $350. If that is all I had to spend I would try to find something in a used Olds.

Just to clarify, Taiwan is not China.

Now that's a can of worms!

Each genre of instrument goes well with the specific genre of music that was created with it.

I can enjoy a period piece on either a centuries old (replica) natural trumpet, or a modern Schagerl Piccolo trumpet. Different sounds and different reproductions.

What is humour? I've heard of humor, but not humour.

@tobylou8 It should be fixed now.

It looks bomb proof.

Any photos you can post?

I may get a commission, too. I very much like the art.

If you live in the United States and have a few extra minutes once a month or so, please consider joining Bugles Across America, a service organization dedicated to providing live buglers at Military Funerals and Functions. I have personally performed for several veterans' funerals, as well as a number of Veteran's Day celebrations. It is always satisfying and, occasionally, you get free food!

https://www.buglesacrossamerica.org/

Correct. If not in the USA, some of our international members may be of help. Here are some recommended stores:

Austin Custom Brass
Thompson Music
The Trumpet Trader
Horn Trader
Quinn The Eskimo
... I'm drawing a blank, please add more

I've had a couple. They aren't bad but certainly not professional level trumpets.

@J-Jericho said in A little humour:

Or trumpets will do the trick, too.

Coolerdave...even "cooler" than before!

@Curlydoc said in Third valve:

Why do low D and DB seem to require extension of the third valve slide to be in tune while other notes requiring the third valve do not? Could a trumpet be made so that the third valve slide is unnecessary?

It has to do with the combined length of the 1st & 3rd valves. Trumpet design is always a compromise. If it were not, our trumpets would have 12 valves instead of 3. The slide allows for adjustments to tuning on certain pitches.