[TPIN] looking for used horn

[vglockwood at comcast.net]

Another good source for cheap horns is estate sales, antique stores, and garage sales.  A friend of my got a Bach Strad 37 for $50 because the fellow selling it thought it didn't play.  One of the valves was in backwards was the only problem.  I picked up a bugle at an antique store for $25!  Ya never know ... 
- Gin

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: William Benzon <bbenzon at mindspring.com> 

> I know that $75 is really pushing the envelope. My buddy tells me there's a 
> West Coast Warehouse that sells horns at that price to school districts. So 
> I told him about school districts getting stuck with useless lamp bases. 
> 
> Dillon has a bunch of decent looking horns in the $150 - $400 range, 
> including some Ambassador cornets. They've also got a Conn for $25, but it's 
> got a loose solder joint on one of the lead pipe braces and they're selling 
> it as is. Plus you need some kind of case and mouthpiece. 
> 
> Bill B 
> 
> 
> on 8/2/07 10:26 AM, Vaxtrpts at aol.com at Vaxtrpts at aol.com wrote: 
> 
> > 
> > In a message dated 8/2/2007 2:05:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> > newtonshead at hotmail.com writes: 
> > 
> > Bill, 
> > $75 isn't a lot of money for a horn, but you might want to have him pop 
> > over to Dillon Music in Woodbridge NJ. They have a large selection of used 
> > horns, and I've picked up some good used horns for friends there for pretty 
> > cheap. Not $75 cheap, but in the couple hundred dollar range... and while 
> > they didn't look pretty, they played well. 
> > 
> > Steve W. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
> > I was thinking along the same lines. You wouldn't want a young person 
> > playing on a $75 horn. Spend at least $200 and get something that is 
> > worthwhile. 
> > It will pay off in the long run. 
> > Mike Vax 
> > 
> > 
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