two shiny (and good) beginner trumpets remaining here

[bloke]

They seem to be selling slow...
"zoom band class", probably, isn't particularly inspiring...eh?
(but - well... - we're also not doing any real advertising, so...)

BOTH that are remaining are name-brand(ish) and are $400.

One is a JAPAN-era Yamaha with a (not found on many of the 2-series trumpets, back then) #1 slide thumb saddle...
It gleams, and features a finish with very few scuffs or scratches.

The other is a USA-made (pre-factory shuttering) Blessing B-125 that was stenciled with the "OLDS" name (probably made for that NEMC place in New Jersey.
It's also very handsome.

I have tons of other beginner trumpets, but those are the last two REALLY pretty ones.

[jtm]

Is shiny more or less important to beginning trumpeters than to beginning tubists?

That seems like a good price for trumpets that have been cleaned and checked out and also look good. Unfortunately, I'm not good enough to have reached the limitations of my '70s pawn shop Getzen.

[bloke]

Is shiny more or less important to beginning trumpeters than to beginning tubists?

You already know the answer...

11-year-old trumpet players and tuba players are just as different as are 40-year-old trumpet players and tuba players.

[jtm]

Is shiny more or less important to beginning trumpeters than to beginning tubists?

You already know the answer...

11-year-old trumpet players and tuba players are just as different as are 40-year-old trumpet players and tuba players.

Maybe.... If I had a dull splotchy tuba that played really well, I'd be happy about it. But I do sometimes look at the one I have now and think, "that's a really attractive tuba; nice proportions, good colors, enough shiny." So, maybe I don't really know about trumpeters.