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@djeffers78 said in New pocket trumpet for me!:

Gloves don’t fit!...
... I'm shocked. SHOCKED!

Just a thought though...
I wonder if they sound as good out front as they do from 8” behind the bell...
...There's a way for you to resolve this.... 😏

@djeffers78 said in Used prices?:

Over on the oTHer site there is a price question. Some have stated that just because some would pay a higher price for something that is a justified reason to raise the price.

If your product is tops and it’s affordable then why would you raise the price and make it less accessible? Other than greed?

If I can really do something for someone then why should I cash in? Seems if I can make a great horn or pass along a great horn then that is what I should do

Was it the post about Kessler's custom trumpets? If so, I think the poster was misunderstood. It was a compliment about the quality of these trumpets, by suggesting they are being sold for less than their actual value. I don't think it was motivated by greed or anything inappropriate.

Mike

@djeffers78

Nice post - but why is it in the Home/Instruments/Discussion/Bb & C Trumpets part of the forum?

I play a german Bb tenor horn and BBb Tuba in addition to Bb & C trumpets - only because it is fun!

@Tobylou8

They were a great help to me. Thanks.

@Kehaulani said in Thyroid stuff:

Yaaay for the American pharmaceutical and medical system!

Hey, we have some control. You know how to make a hormone? Don't pay her!

I just gifted one of those same cornets to a local school band program. Solid little horn, but I certainly had no need for it.
As for nylon valve guides, it’s funny that the trumpet world can see them as a detriment, but they are an absolute necessity in the low brass world. A tuba with brass valve guides - that clacking would be projected across the concert hall. In a trumpet the click is barely noticeable to the player, so we can be a bit more (or less) picky about our guide material. This was something I never really thought about until apprenticing in a shop that specializes in tubas! The plus side to nylon is that they are quiet, the downside that they wear out a little faster.