Helpful information regarding instrument purchases
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Recommended Instrument Brands
Flutes: Gemeinhardt, Armstrong, Artley, Selmer, Yamaha, Pearl, Haynes, Bundy
Oboes: Buffet, Selmer, Fox, Yamaha, Renard
Clarinets: Buffet, Selmer, Vito, Leblanc, Yamaha, Bundy, Conn
Saxophones: Yamaha, Selmer, Bundy, Vito
Trumpets: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Bundy, Conn, King, Getzen, Schilike, Benge
Trombones: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Conn, King, Jupiter, Bundy
Baritones: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Conn, King, Jupiter
French Horn: Yamaha, Holton, Conn, Jupiter
Percussion Kit: Ludwig, Pearl, Vic Firth, CB
Be aware that many instruments you find in stores that are not music stores (including many stores on the internet) cannot be fixed by a local music store when they break - PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THESE! They are not acceptable band instruments. Many of the inexpensive models on the internet advertise as real student instruments, however, they do not work for the students and can be very frustrating to a beginner.
Flutes: Gemeinhardt, Armstrong, Artley, Selmer, Yamaha, Pearl, Haynes, Bundy
Oboes: Buffet, Selmer, Fox, Yamaha, Renard
Clarinets: Buffet, Selmer, Vito, Leblanc, Yamaha, Bundy, Conn
Saxophones: Yamaha, Selmer, Bundy, Vito
Trumpets: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Bundy, Conn, King, Getzen, Schilike, Benge
Trombones: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Conn, King, Jupiter, Bundy
Baritones: Yamaha, Bach, Holton, Conn, King, Jupiter
French Horn: Yamaha, Holton, Conn, Jupiter
Percussion Kit: Ludwig, Pearl, Vic Firth, CB
Be aware that many instruments you find in stores that are not music stores (including many stores on the internet) cannot be fixed by a local music store when they break - PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THESE! They are not acceptable band instruments. Many of the inexpensive models on the internet advertise as real student instruments, however, they do not work for the students and can be very frustrating to a beginner.