> A high school student asked me about the Anthem A-5000 horn recently, > with > the intent to buy one. I am not familiar with these at all. Can anyone > recommend this horn? Or not?
Unfortunately many young players and their parents believe that new & shiney is always better than used and not-so-pretty. I always recommend students look for used Holtons, Conns or Yamahas, Kings, Reynolds. I'm performing a Christmas gig with a high school senior whose parents acquired an old King double from a family friend for next to nothing. It's a FABULOUS instrument. This young lady plays with the most gorgeous sound you can imagine and she's recently been accepted to a university music program playing that old, beat up looking King! She loves her King. It seems such a waste of money to buy new when there are so many quality used instruments floating around out there at such reasonable prices. Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
