Need Trumpet

monster · 08-31-2010, 10:58 PM

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

nowhereman · 09-01-2010, 08:07 AM

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.

monster · 09-01-2010, 08:08 AM

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

morethanpretty · 09-01-2010, 08:24 AM

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

glatt · 09-01-2010, 08:29 AM

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.

Trilby · 09-01-2010, 09:34 AM

I thought craigslist was strictly for finding hookers???

squirell nutkin · 09-01-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

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.

Undertoad · 09-01-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Hookers learn their skills practicing with a trumpet.

ISO female 20-30 w/exc. jaw malocclusion for marvelous embouchure

Must enclose pics and audio samples with your email

squirell nutkin · 09-01-2010, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

ISO female 20-30 w/exc. jaw malocclusion for marvelous embouchure

Must enclose pics and audio samples with your email

ha ha ha

SteveDallas · 09-01-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I thought craigslist was strictly for finding hookers???

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.

Yznhymr · 09-01-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I thought craigslist was strictly for finding hookers???

In that case the thread should read: Need Strumpet

monster · 09-01-2010, 11:00 AM

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

glatt · 09-01-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

band director says craigslist,

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.

monster · 09-01-2010, 11:32 AM

hahaha

SteveDallas · 09-01-2010, 02:03 PM

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

08-31-2010, 10:58 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-01-2010, 08:08 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks. I may have found one on craigslist now ....typical.... but we'll see, those people lie, you know..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-01-2010, 08:24 AM	#4
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	If the craigslist doesn't work out, check around with the other parents/band director. They might know someone who has one for sale. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

09-01-2010, 09:34 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I thought craigslist was strictly for finding hookers??? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-01-2010, 11:00 AM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	band director says craigslist, says two/three months rental is more than a decent used student trumpet should be ($40-$50/month!) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-01-2010, 08:07 AM	#2
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	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.

09-01-2010, 08:29 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

09-01-2010, 11:32 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hahaha __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-01-2010, 02:03 PM	#15
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Pawn shops might be worth a look too. That's where my first clarinet came from.

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