Purchasing or renting an instrument can be an intimidating experience for the first time buyer, and there are now many poor quality brands of instruments out on the market. Most of these cheap imitations look great, but do not work at the same level as a well-made instrument, and are often very difficult to repair and do not last very long. I would recommend not using Amazon for an instrument purchase. Ebay can be a positive experience, but you can send me the link of what you are considering buying to [email protected]
Listed below are well-made and trusted brands that are a good value. Please refer to this guide when making your selection.
FLUTE: Artley, Armstrong, Blessing, Bundy, Emerson, Gemeinhardt, Jupiter, Selmer, Yamaha
OBOE: Artley, Armstrong, Bundy, Selmer, Yamaha
CLARINET: Artley, Buffet, Bundy, Conn, Jupiter, Leblanc, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
BASS CLARINET: Bundy, Jupiter, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
ALTO SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha, Yanigasawa
TENOR SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha, Yanigasawa
BARITONE SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
TRUMPET: Bach, Besson, Blessing, Bundy, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Olds, Yamaha
FRENCH HORN (Double): Conn, Holton, Jupiter, King, Jupiter
TROMBONE: Bach, Blessing, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Yamaha
BARITONE: Bach, Besson, Blessing, Bundy, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Olds, Yamaha
Listed below are well-made and trusted brands that are a good value. Please refer to this guide when making your selection.
FLUTE: Artley, Armstrong, Blessing, Bundy, Emerson, Gemeinhardt, Jupiter, Selmer, Yamaha
OBOE: Artley, Armstrong, Bundy, Selmer, Yamaha
CLARINET: Artley, Buffet, Bundy, Conn, Jupiter, Leblanc, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
BASS CLARINET: Bundy, Jupiter, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
ALTO SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha, Yanigasawa
TENOR SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha, Yanigasawa
BARITONE SAX: Armstrong, Bundy, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Keilwerth, Selmer, Vito, Yamaha
TRUMPET: Bach, Besson, Blessing, Bundy, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Olds, Yamaha
FRENCH HORN (Double): Conn, Holton, Jupiter, King, Jupiter
TROMBONE: Bach, Blessing, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Yamaha
BARITONE: Bach, Besson, Blessing, Bundy, Conn, Getzen, Holton, Jupiter, King, Olds, Yamaha