Looking for a Euphonium for college

[Luke Zellar]

Hello! I am an upcoming college student and I am looking for a good and solid euphonium. I am in New York State and my budget is around 1000 preferably. I am attending college for music performance on my euphonium so I do need a decent instrument to get me through. Thank you in advance for all of your offers and interests! Email me at lukezellar6@gmail.com for any offers please and thank you!

[bloke]

If new and compensating, this is THE ONLY thing that I could find in your price range...predictably: made by Jinbao.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255791452939

You (and others) could choose to either turn up your nose, or be glad that there's something within your price range with these features (that also isn't fifty years old with leaky valves).

It says "or best offer", so they seem to be hinting that they might accept at-or-under $1000 with shipping included. (??)

[ParLawGod]

If you can go a little higher you might also find a vintage compensating Besson.

[tubaing]

If you buy the Schiller Euphonium from Jim Laabs directly instead of on eBay, you will save some money ($885 plus shipping). I have a compensating Schiller euphonium bought new (not by me- I'm the second owner) in 2022 and it is a bit fancier than the one that have in their advertisment pictures. It has the more premium looking, nickel, bottom bow furrels that have a bit of shape to them. Plays very excellently. Build quality is quite good (not Yamaha good, but certainly good enough). Plays just like a Yamaha. I like mine a lot more than the vintage Bessons and the Wessex Festivo I had. There is another store that sells their verson of the Jin-Bao euphonium $700 including shipping to the US. I think they are based in Germany?

https://www.musicstore.com/en_US/USD/Mo ... 002559-000

[marccromme]

See if you can find a used Wessex Dolce, maybe? 3+1 compensated, good enough intonation, fine sound. Can be found used fr around 1000 bucks

[bloke]

I would agree with some of the previous comments.
Vintage Bessons are (mostly, perhaps) for vintage Besson lovers...and many of them are getting fairly worn (mechanically).
Rebuilding any valves has doubled/tripled in price, but the cost of rebuilding 3+1 compensating valves (due to the un-soldering/re-soldering of so many assemblies, in order to do it) has just about become cost-prohibitive.

I have better-built stuff available for less than double your budget, but I was trying to send you to the best thing I knew of within your stated budget, rather trying to hook you as a customer or up-sell you. If (as is reported above) the website pricing is lower than the eBay pricing, well that's good to know.

[Luke Zellar]

I would agree with some of the previous comments.
Vintage Bessons are (mostly, perhaps) for vintage Besson lovers...and many of them are getting fairly worn (mechanically).
Rebuilding any valves has doubled/tripled in price, but the cost of rebuilding 3+1 compensating valves (due to the un-soldering/re-soldering of so many assemblies, in order to do it) has just about become cost-prohibitive.

I have better-built stuff available for less than double your budget, but I was trying to send you to the best thing I knew of within your stated budget, rather trying to hook you as a customer or up-sell you. If (as is reported above) the website pricing is lower than the eBay pricing, well that's good to know.

I would be interested in buying from you, let’s communicate at lukezellar6@gmail.com


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