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I’m looking to buy a trigger trombone for wind ensemble this year. I barely know anything about hardware stuff so I don’t know what horns would be good since I’ve been using a Yamaha ysl-200 for the 4 years I’ve been playing. My budget maxes out at 2k. Any info helps, thanks!

Does it make sense to ask a bunch of strangers (us), who know nothing about you, to advise you to make a $2,000 purchase?

Do you have a trombone teacher? (If not, find a good one.)
After the teacher gets to know you, how you play, and what you need, get their guidance on your purchase / investment.

you can find a good used yamaha xeno for under 2k from time to time. that would be my recommendation. i'm not sure about the retail on the the new y-fort trombones, but burgerbob and finetails speak highly of them, if you're looking for something new and shiny.

I've got one of those new and shiny Y-Fort trombones at my shop! It's pretty nice and the screw bell + interchangeable leadpipes is nice to have.

https://www.raymondmusic.com/y-fort-ysl ... mbone.html

There's plenty of good horns on the used market too like a Bach 42, Conn 88H, getzen, etc.

Posaunus wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:45 pm Does it make sense to ask a bunch of strangers (us), who know nothing about you, to advise you to make a $2,000 purchase?

Do you have a trombone teacher? (If not, find a good one.)
After the teacher gets to know you, how you play, and what you need, get their guidance on your purchase / investment.

Not sure why one would have to study music privately to find a decent middle-of-the-road horn. Sounds like OP plays for fun and wants to step up to a professional model and doesn't know where to begin.

To OP-

If you can, go to a music store near you to try out Yamaha, Bach, Conn, Getzen, etc. Find what you like based on feel, response, sound, etc. and rank them in order of preference. Then go search on the used market for those models.

If you must buy without trying, Yamaha, as stated above, can give you the most bang for your buck. They have really high quality and easy to play instruments. There's also a Getzen 3047 for $1800 that seems to be in good condition on the forum. Bach's can be quirky but a great when they're great. Conn 88h are also very playable and some love them!

WilliamLang wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:02 pm i'm not sure about the retail on the the new y-fort trombones, but burgerbob and finetails speak highly of them, if you're looking for something new and shiny.

Less than 2000 including shipping and a high quality case: https://swisstbone.com/tromboneshop/y-fort-trombones/

Lhbone wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:01 am

Posaunus wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:45 pm Does it make sense to ask a bunch of strangers (us), who know nothing about you, to advise you to make a $2,000 purchase?

Do you have a trombone teacher? (If not, find a good one.)
After the teacher gets to know you, how you play, and what you need, get their guidance on your purchase / investment.

Not sure why one would have to study music privately to find a decent middle-of-the-road horn. Sounds like OP plays for fun and wants to step up to a professional model and doesn't know where to begin.

I gave my "advice" because the OP is a student (high school?) who (I believe) could use some guidance in making a $2,000 investment, not because he may or may not need to study music privately. If he's lucky, he can get some guidance from his band teacher (who may not know much about trombones) or a music store employee (who may know a bit more). When I was in high school about to purchase a trombone, my trombone teacher was a huge help. My band director was a (former) violinist! The local music store specialized in "student" instruments.

None of us know the OP or really understand his particular needs or what he should be searching for. But he should welcome all these TromboneChat suggestions, which (if they don't overload him) will be useful background information as he shops.