(Part 2) Best brass instruments according to redditors
We found 50 Reddit comments discussing the best brass instruments. We ranked the 39 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I don't know. I have a pTrumpet, and while it plays alright, it's pretty squirrely when it comes to low register playing. It doesn't play 100% like a metal instrument would.
I'd recommend you scour the internet for a comparably priced metal instrument. You can get a Bach Prelude for a couple hundred $ more, and it will be a better analogue to a real (intermediate/professional) trumpet.
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She has lost her trumpet. Tell her to look behind the sofa.
I got her this pretty much blew my paycheck away (after bills and rent) and I just have enough for groceries. But I know it'll make her happy.
> I played the euphonium and that shit costs as much as a car.
I'm sorry I doubted you
If you want cheap euphoniums, here are some links to some cheap euphs
If you supply your own mouthpiece that is fine but some of them like the YEP 321 is small shank if that is a problem. Avoid Too good to be true euphoniums because they are probably made cheaply with machines and not hand crafted like most Euphs
I bike with my horn in my Ritter gig bag on my back.
EDIT: Similar to this (just an older model)
What's worth investing in if you're planning on soloing is getting good at the horn... A soloist like Demondrae Thurman or Chris Leslie can make a cheap horn, like let's say a Mendini, sound phenomenal. In fact, here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Mendini-MEP-L-Lacquer-Euphonium-Stainless/dp/B0052N90CO
the resistance to rotating is a function of the instrument's moment of inertia (in the same way that the resistance to accelerating is a function of its mass).
looking at amazon listings for each instrument (trombone, marching baritone) gives an estimate of the weight and lengths:
Instrument | Dimensions | Weight
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Trombone | 58.6 x 10.8 x 10.8 inches* | 10.83 lbs
Marching Baritone | 25.4 x 17.9 x 14.6 inches | 19.15 lbs
the listing for the trombone has its length as 35 inches. i'm not a brassematician, but i am vaguely aware that you can extend a trombone, and this yamaha page suggests that its maximum extended length is 60 cm. so 60 cm + 35 inches = 58.6 inches.
the difficulty of rotating each instrument would depend on the axis about which you were trying to rotate it. here is a diagram of some possible axes you might choose. the green axis maximizes the effect of the increased length of the trombone. the red axis also maximizes the length effect, with the additional restriction that the axis passes through the center of mass of each instrument. the purple axis is selected as an example of a choice of axis that favors the marching baritone.
i approximated the instruments as being prisms the size of their outer dimensions with a uniform density and applied the relevant formulas for moment of inertia to obtain the following table:
Instrument | Axis through middle (green)| Axis at edge (red) | Axis at edge (purple)
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Trombone | 3205 in^2 lbs | 12502 in^2 lbs | 526 in^2 lbs
Marching baritone | 1370 in^2 lbs | 4459 in^2 lbs | 2385 in^2 lbs
so it is very possible for the increased length of the trombone to cause it to be more difficult to rotate, but it is very dependent upon how you're rotating each instrument.
This is the instrument that they cloned.. https://www.amazon.com/Bach-Stradivarius-F-Attachment-Trombone-Lightweight/dp/B000T08VIO/
The Cecilio is about 15% of the price of the Bach.. so yes, the advantage is that while it's not a name brand, it is much, much less expensive, without nearly the same drop in quality that you might expect for an instrument that is priced so much lower than comparable instruments.
That’s a rough deal, but don’t give up!
If you can play trumpet to be got the hard bits of music down:
reading pitch
reading rhythm.
Pick up some mallets and figure out how to play marimba!
You could also pick up a midi controller like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E5YP0M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_cjEIBbDWBXSMH
Or this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MTKAD0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0jEIBbNZ7CC8D
I bet your band director will work with you to keep you engaged with the group making music and challenging you to be a greater musician (source: I am a band director)
Well the item that would make me most happy you probably can't afford it being this so to be reasonable I'll ask for this. Im a music nerd :3
$100 brand new on Amazon
pros to a plastic instrument?
COST!
I got a Cool Wind CTU-200 Series 4-Valve BBb Tuba Black for Christmas (thanks Santa) and it's been great - and $1,445.95 & FREE Shipping is better than
Yamaha YBB-641 Professional Rotary Tuba
$9,565.99$9,565.99
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No complaints here!
There are a bunch of cool budget instruments out there you might want to look into.
A melodica can go for as little as 30 bucks on amazon. It's the instrument that plays The Office theme -- it plays like a keyboard, that you blow into, works like a harmonica and sounds sort of like an accordion. It's really awesome.
You could also just get a harmonica. Choose between a blues harmonica an a chromatic -- blues can only play the notes in a blues scale (for jazz), while chromatic is a little more versatile but harder to play.
For 70 bucks or so you could get a pocket sax. It's a little mini saxophone that sounds like a soprano sax mixed with a clarinet, and plays like a recorder.
If you want to get a brass instrument you could get a pocket trumpet to start. 150 dollars or more, basically a little trumpet with keys and everything.
Of course, if you're not afraid to spend somewhere more in the hundreds, you could get a secondhand version of almost any instrument. Check local garage sales or craigslist for used brass, woodwind, percussion, etc. instruments.
Online you can also find cool instruments for cheap. A cheap sax might cost only a few hundred dollars.
A general rule of thumb is "the bigger it is, the more expensive." So a baritone saxophone or a tuba will be super-expensive, while a pocket sax is cheap as dirt.
Annnnd here we go again, another crazy but fun contest =)
Thank you!
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https://www.amazon.com/Jupiter-Valve-Intermediate-Euphonium-468L/dp/B00548677I