[TPIN] Market pricing

[Tptgirl at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/1/2007 6:49:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
manderson at okcu.edu writes:

Sonare  Trumpets has come out with a new Bb with sterling silver leadpipe and
a new  C trumpet that will compete extremely well with Bach/yamaha/schilke  if
people will give them a chance. Their price point is lower - around  $1600,
they play really well.. I mean really well and they seem to be  very
consistent.


I played a few of the Sonare trumpets a couple of weeks ago, and while  I 
believe they do seem to be made to play, look, and feel like a Bach, I played  
the back to back with a couple new Bachs, and there was a considerable  
difference - meaning the Bach played MUCH better.
 
I know Bach is under fire right now, and rightfully so, because of the BS  
last year, the strike, the junk that they were producing etc, but I believe,  
based on the quality and playability of the horns that I have played that have  
been manufactured post strike, that they got their act together, and the new  
horns play very well... as good or better than my old 1970s models that I  own.
 
The Sonare horns, to me, play like an imitation Bach.  They are almost  
right... but not quite.  I think they are a good student model horn.   ( I think 
they have a Blackburn lead pipe).
 
I played one with a silver lead pipe, and one with a brass lead pipe, and  
the silver pipe seemed better to me... but neither played as well as a Bach when 
 I pushed the horn to its limits....intonation was not as good, the horn was 
not  as even throughout, and when I really opened up, the horn became very  
spread.
 
I don't think they are a value at $1600 at all.  For my $1600 I would  rather 
get a Yamaha Bobby Shew 8310, which plays like a  dream!

Cheri



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