I'm in middle school and i play the Euphonium.
I just started last year and have made a lot of progress. My rent is ending soon and i want to buy one that i can sell after using so i can get another after college. I'm not close to being a pro AT ALL >.< but i hope to be
I have participated in one college band and was invited to play at carnagie hall for the NY Pops galla concert (a reasonable start)
I want a realiable Euphonium that i could use for five years
We got a Yamaha YEP-201 student euphonium and the tubing was weak and not secure. The first valve had problems due to the way they put it together with too much pressure.
I took it to the music shop and the owner showed me how the valves were sensitive to pressure. I could damage the valves when holding the euphonium in playing position! Yamahas are very overpriced and i do NOT want another one. They are NOT reliable like i wanted them to be.
The Guy showed me a great begining to intermediate Euphonium with a fourth compensating valve at a reasonable price of about 1,400 dollars. It was made to imitate the old english bessons (i THINK)
He created it himself and a company is soon manufacturing them. THey seem reasonable, but i have to use an adapter for my mouthpiece.
Is this reasonable? What should i do?
Thanks! -Annie