642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

[jbrown91]

I want your input, mainly on the 642 and 967.

I can get a
967s - $3k
968s - $2.9k
968 - $2.5k
642 - $Around 3k or less
2900s - $2.9k

Are they worth it or? All in pristine shape.

THANKS!

[fsung]

642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

The prices are reasonable.

It depends on what you're looking for. If you prefer the British sound, go with one of the Sovereigns; if you prefer a brighter sound, go with the 642 or the 2900. (Note that the 2900 is probably euro shank, though.)

The only hesitency I would have with the Sovereigns is that Bessons dating from the mid-90s up to bankruptcy are notorious for quality-control problems, so I would insist on a reasonable trial period and would have the horn checked out by an experienced, local repair tech. (Of course, I would want my repair tech to check out any used instrument I was thinking of buying, and would insist on a trial period with ANY instrument, whether new or used.)

[jbrown91]

642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

Thanks, you had the SAME thinking as me on the quality. I'm thinking about the 642, I have Yamaha and trust it a lot. Thanks

[daruby]

642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

By the way, my old Sovereign 967S was a "round stamp" model from 1980. It was a keeper! I sold it to one of Dave Werden's students.

Doug

[RickF]

642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

Are you able to play test all of these?

This would be one way to be sure on what you want. If you can't, I would probably opt for the 642 myself mainly because I'm familiar with the Yamaha (I play a 641 now) and know that Yamaha's intonation is very good.

Just my opinion.

[jbrown91]

642 vs. 2900 vs. 967

No, I don't have the ability to play these. Sorry, forgot to mention that.Thanks again.