What is the best beginners trumpet for an epxerienced musician?

I am 16 years old and have been playing a number of different instruments for 10 years now, so I am quite an eperienced musician. I want to learn the trumpet but I am not sure whether to get a beginners trumpet or intermediate trumpet. I hope to be able to move on quickly with the trumpet so I want something that is the right standard and will last me a while. What is the best thing to get? Thanks

What is the best beginners trumpet for an epxerienced musician?
I recommend that you get a student line trumpet. They are easy to play and you can develop your chops. PLUS, if you just love it and want to play professionally, trade it in on an intermediate or pro model.





The best value, is to pick up a used student horn for maybe $300 or so.





I sell Yamaha horns, so of course, I'm biased towards their horns, but Bach, Getzen, Olds, and the like are all very similar in quality and playability.





There's a bunch of junk out there selling new for under $300 - well, you're experienced, you know that you get what you pay for.





Have fun with it!
Reply:Seriously, please don't listen to her advice... you'll waste your money! Student instruments play poorly and are harder to learn on. If you come to this question from a search engine DO NOT listen the best answer! I can't stress this enough! Report It

Reply:Here's the real deal..








Beginner instruments have about $40 worth of instrument in them.... not worth it.


For example:





$20 parts


$ 20 labor (if your lucky... most student instruments are made in sweat shops)


Music Instrument Distributor Buys it for $100


Your music store buys it for $180


Your music store sells it for $300 (specially marked down from $549 list!!!)





The Yamaha Beginner trumpet isn't all that bad, but for the price, I'd go used professional.








Intermediate instruments cost just as much as a used professional instrument, but aren't as well made and are a waste of money. Music Instrument Manufactures make intermediate instruments so they can make some extra bucks before the professional purchase.





So, if you're serious enough, look for a used professional horn and you'll be golden. If you've been playing music a while and will take care of your horn, there's nothing to lose. If you keep the horn in great condition, you'll be able to sell it for about what you bought it for...a student horn no way....








For a little extra green, you'll have a horn that will last, a horn that's well made and a horn you can resell





VS.





For a little less green, you'll have a horn that will lose it's soldering, a horn that will warp, a horn that will break that will need more repair then the cost of the horn (as the materials are so cheap!) a horn that doesn't play well and isn't that greatly in tune and you'll only be able to sell it back for $50-$100





However after saying all that, back in the day, students instruments weren't so bad. Look for an Old, Olds Ambassador or a Conn Constellation in good shape.. those horns were built tough. These horns also have decent resale value for their price... they'll be priced in between the used professional horns and the beginner trumpets. More often than not, you'll find one for under $125....





And I quote:


"At this point, with national markets available, I would buy an Olds Ambassador trumpet or cornet on eBay (search for "Olds Ambassador trumpet") for around $100 - 125 to start my kid on, unless I thought my kid would be significantly motivated by how shiny the horn is.





Olds made over a million brass instruments, but went out of business in 1979 or so. Their Ambassador line of student brass instruments was the best ever and there are many many of those horns still out there. I started on one myself and recently purchased one on eBay for my high school age daughter to use for marching band. These are great playing horns, often better than other companies' allegedly professional models, built to withstand all the rigors of the school band room, marching field, and street. They were built to be played at Armegedon. But these horns are not the prettiest things around at this point because even the newest ones are at least 20 years old and most were finished in lacquered brass and the lacquer has often at least partially worn away. Some of the more expensive (in this context that means over $125) eBay examples can, however, look pretty good and nearly new. Others are worn and in need of some repair and they often sell for under $50, but I wouldn't bother with those, unless you know pretty much what you are doing (which means you probably aren't reading this page). Look at the more expensive ones--they are essentially ready to go and the comparable new horn would be 3 to 4 times as expensive. But they may have some splotchy lacquer."





If you're lucky you'll find someone who doesn't know anything about the horns and sells it to you for 50 bucks...








If you go used professional look for an older (80's model) Bach Stradivarius. Don't buy a Stradivarius trumpet from the 90's to today, they're made very poorly.





Here are some other great professional trumpet makers


Kanstul


Shilke


Monet (although dude is a little arrogant)


Edwards





Good luck!