[Dixielandjazz] Re: More information about my wonderful cheap soprano

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

Musical instruments are almost impossible to wear out with normal
maintenance.  You are more likely to out grow the horn than you are to wear
it out.  Keep everything clean, oiled and greased and It should last a very
long time.  You won't lose any money on  that horn.

I am still playing the Buescher Alto my dad bought me in 7th grade and my
tenor is a Half  Nude Conn 10M from the 40's.  I also have a Buescher silver
tenor made in 1923 that has a low range to kill for.  These horns play as
well as the day they were made.

By the way a good pro horn really doesn't lose it's value.  If you buy a pro
horn and take care of it you will be able to sell it in 30 years for more
than you paid for it.  I bought a Yamaha Custom Bari sax about 10 years ago
for $4000 even.  Right now the Student model is over $5000 and the custom is
a lot more than that so I won't have any trouble selling it in a couple of
years for more than I paid for it.  Student horns do lose value rapidly and
that's because there are so many for sale.

Larry Walton
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Seiger" <jseiger at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Russ Guarino" <russg at redshift.com>; "Larry Walton Entertainment"
<larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: More information about my wonderful cheap
soprano


> hi russ (and all)
>
> i recently bought a new red trumpet on ebay for 89 dollars (plus
shipping).
> i thought to myself...."if it is even good enough to play one song on, i
ll
> work it into the act, and be happy. and if not, i ll use it as a lamp or
> wall hanging."  :)
>
> but it turned out to play great.   very even and open in all ranges, great
> valve action, and gets a lot of attention from people.  so i fully believe
> you can sometimes get a good playing horn for little money.  however, it
> probably does not have the longevity that a "better" horn might have.
only
> time will tell :)
>
> jon