Need Trumpet
 

6th-grade Hector wishes to continue with the trumpet, so we need to buy him one. A B-flat student trumpet in decent nick. Craigslist and Ebay are pitiful pickings right now. Knowing that the cellar is a musical place, I thought I'd ask...... if any of all y'all have one lying around that your kids no longer need and you haven't got round to selling, please PM. Am looking to pay as little as possible (of course), but willing to pay market value as long as I'm dealing with someone I can trust/bitch up if they sell me a lemon. Newbs need not apply.

thanks :)

I THINK I still have my trumpet. Will look around for it tonight. As I recall, I had two mouth pieces (one a nice Bach 3C) and two mutes also.Will PM if I find it.

thanks. I may have found one on craigslist now ....typical.... but we'll see, those people lie, you know.....

If the craigslist doesn't work out, check around with the other parents/band director. They might know someone who has one for sale.

You could always rent for a month or two while keeping an eye on craigslist and ebay for a decent deal.

We went the used rental route for a year with my daughter's trombone, and when she decided she wanted to do it again, it was mid-summer and I had time to look on ebay. Bought a decent used on off e-bay and spent less for it than one years worth of rent on her first trombone.

I thought craigslist was strictly for finding hookers???

Hookers learn their skills practicing with a trumpet. That's why you want to be sure to clean a craigslist trumpet trumpet before you use it.

I bought two bicycles and a car bike rack from craigslist in the last month. I thought it was a bit odd they were all being sold by women in high heels, fishnet stockings, and extremely skimpy dresses, who followed up the transaction by asking, "Is there anything.... ELSE?...I can interest you in?"

Maybe that explains it.

band director says craigslist, says two/three months rental is more than a decent used student trumpet should be ($40-$50/month!)

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Nice thing about craigslist is there's no shipping to pay, and you can inspect it in person. Bring some alcohol wipes for the mouthpiece so Hector won't be grossed out when he tries it.

In that case the thread should read: Need Strumpet

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Pawn shops might be worth a look too. That's where my first clarinet came from.