There are many good reasons to get a vintage horn and some extremely good reasons NOT to get a vintage horn.
I took my Yamaha horns through college - yes, I also had some vintage horns in high school, but I played the Yamahas more.
If you break a part on a rare vinatge horn, you've essentially got the choices of: try to find a "Parts horn" on eBay that's the same model as the horn you have, have the part remanufactured or buy a different horn.
Some vintage horns are quite plentiful and parts are easily accessible in the US. These horns include: * 1920-ish Conn altos and tenors and most 6/10/12M models * 1920-ish Bueschers altos and tenors, some 1940/1950 model Aristocrats * Selmer Mark VI and VII Parts for most other vintage horns are uncommon, at best.
If you are unwilling to accept the risks of possibly getting a junk horn that plays horrendously out of tune, I strongly suggest going to a well-respected vintage horn dealership that has a trial period and a good reputation and then try out the horn in whatever setting you will be most often using it.
I list a few below: - Keilwerth horns - Dolnet and Couesnon horns - "Leblanc System" horns Also, GENERALLY, the model right before and right after the ones listed above are extremely good, too.
I took my Yamaha horns through college - yes, I also had some vintage horns in high school, but I played the Yamahas more.
If you break a part on a rare vinatge horn, you've essentially got the choices of: try to find a "Parts horn" on eBay that's the same model as the horn you have, have the part remanufactured or buy a different horn.
Some vintage horns are quite plentiful and parts are easily accessible in the US. These horns include: * 1920-ish Conn altos and tenors and most 6/10/12M models * 1920-ish Bueschers altos and tenors, some 1940/1950 model Aristocrats * Selmer Mark VI and VII Parts for most other vintage horns are uncommon, at best.
If you are unwilling to accept the risks of possibly getting a junk horn that plays horrendously out of tune, I strongly suggest going to a well-respected vintage horn dealership that has a trial period and a good reputation and then try out the horn in whatever setting you will be most often using it.
I list a few below: - Keilwerth horns - Dolnet and Couesnon horns - "Leblanc System" horns Also, GENERALLY, the model right before and right after the ones listed above are extremely good, too.
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