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[Eric & Candice Swanson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu 
> ]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Miller
>
> I played trombone through HS & College and recently picked it back  
> up.  It's
> been great to get reacquainted with an old love.  I sold my old King  
> 3B
> years ago and am trying to retrain my lips on a student trombone.   
> When I
> get ready to buy an intermediate horn- is eBay the first stop of  
> choice for
> most of the listers?  I want to find a decent horn with a trigger  
> (to play
> at home, church, local gigs) for not too much cash.
>


On Sep 11, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Eric Edwards wrote:
> E-bay, in my mind, is too much of a crap shoot.
>
> You're best bet is DJ Kennedy on the Online Trombone Forum

Jeff,

I have to disagree with this.  DJ is not a repair technician.  He is  
buying the horns on Ebay and reselling them, not fixing them up.  You  
might get a good horn from him, but you might get one that needs new  
inner slide tubes or some other major repairs.  I would always suggest  
buying from a very reputable music store or independent repair shop.   
If that's not possible, then buy at a price that allows for having the  
horn repaired.

Eric Swanson