For those of you who are searching for good quality previously owned instruments, I highly recommend Jenny Thomas and her company Duchy Brass. I just recently completed the purchase of a B&H Sovereign Baritone from her. Since this was an overseas transaction and I would be buying the horn sight unseen, I spent a lot of time checking out her company. I was pleased to find that she has over 1,500 eBay positive reviews, including several positive reviews from other US buyers. The only negative comment I could find concerned an instrument that was damaged in transit.
Jenny was very accommodating and customer service oriented. I asked for several photos of the horn which she promptly provided. I had her play the horn and report about the intonation. She also provided a history of the horn. The horn was exactly as described and it also played as she described.
Jenny did a wonderful job of packing the horn so it would not be damaged in transit. The mouthpiece was shipped in a separate padded packing in the box so no damage would occur to the horn. She used a very study box that was wrapped and clearly marked fragile so the UPS folks would not drop kick it.
Furthermore, it was a very easy transaction. As soon as Jenny received my wire, she shipped that day. I had the horn in 5 business days, from the UK through customs to California - amazing!
She has a wonderful selection of instruments so if you are in the market for a pre-owned horn, I would encourage you to check out Duchy Brass.
John Gibson
Yamaha YEP-642 - G&W Kadja MPC
Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign Baritone - G&W MPC
Yamaha YEP-321
King Bell Front Baritone