alto trombone!?

[Iain Maxwell]

Hi,
Does anyone know of anywhere where i can get a fairly cheap but descent alto trombone!? Im looking for one to muck around on before i start college in sept and just wondered if anyone had one for sale, or knows of one going cheap :?:

Cheers
Iain

 

[ScrapingtheBottom]

Depends what you mean by cheap and decent!

You can get a new one from John Packer for around £550. Have you played one before? If not, I would strongly suggest taking a trip to a stockist and having a blow - it is a rather unusual instrument (but I like it).

Have a look on ebay is my advice.

 

[Bones]

Hi,
Does anyone know of anywhere where i can get a fairly cheap but descent alto trombone!? Im looking for one to muck around on before i start college in sept and just wondered if anyone had one for sale, or knows of one going cheap :?:

Cheers
Iain

PM me I have one for sale.

Cheers

Rich

 

[MoominDave]

Have a look on ebay is my advice.

Quite often there is an Amati being advertised with a "Buy it Now" option for 325. Can heartily recommend the B&Ss that John Packer retail for the quoted 550 - mine is gorgeous, albeit with some tuning issues low down - but then, I've never come across an Alto entirely without tuning difficulties.

 

[tewkeshorn]

Saw Trevada Music had one on their trade stand at Weston yesterday for a couple hundred squid (and some money too) if it helps...

get a slide trumpet, they are even funkier

 

[BFN]

Try www.myatt.co.uk and a Weril Alto for about £400. Myatt are really good to deal with, and give you a week to try stuff out with a full refund if you're not happy. If you want pictures, do an image serch on google with "weril gg31" And go to http://www.steveferguson.net/ for a review.

 

[flugelgal]

cheap but descent

Does that mean you would like to buy one that is cheap but going down in value? :?

 

[Dave Euph]

Alto Trombones are great, it's just too easy to take the slide off while playing! I would imagine they're not too expensive to get hold of.

 

[Okiedokie of Oz]

Try www.myatt.co.uk and a Weril Alto for about £400.

I dunno about their trombs, but I'd never touch a Weril tuba, so I'd be careful with this option.

 

[Daniel Sheard]

I seem to remember Steve Ferguson saying that the Weril altos have issues at the moment, and that he doesn't recommend them now. Is it the £325 Amati that is TIS - if so, I've heard it is a nice instrument.

Daniel Sheard
Trombone, Northop

 

[ScrapingtheBottom]

If you do get one, let me know how it goes. I have plans on starting a trombone family (I have a tenor and a bass already).

 

[Daniel Sheard]

Incidentally, you'll find lots of discussion on the merits of various altos (amongst others) on www.trombone.org forum, or the BTS forum www.trombone-society.org.uk. A lot of the pricing info on the OTJ is US based, and not applicable, but discussions on the quality of various instruments is interesting, provided you can get past the S****s word.

Daniel

 

[ScrapingtheBottom]

S****s

He makes a good 'bone though.