[TPIN] Re: Market pricing

[Joe Caddell]

I have an Eastman Eb/D that I bought from Anaheim Band.  It is, in my opinion, an *excellent* horn.  It's cost to me was $965 and, I know this is sacrilege, but it plays as well as the $2000 - $2500 Eb/D's out there.  I live about 5 hours from Anaheim band, so a really nice professinal that I met from L.A., Rich Chasin, went up and played several that they had and picked this one out for me. It's made in China, and I'm not sure how I feel about that, but the quality/price ratio is so high that I had to buy it.

Joe Caddell

Michael Anderson wrote:

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|I have played some really good chinese pro line trumpets that play very 
well

also. Eastman was the brand. No idea how they hold up over time, but I was
impressed with the new ones. I think they go for around $900.

MA