Eastar Bb Standard Trumpet Set for Beginner, Brass Student Trumpet Instrument with Hard Case, Cleaning Kit, 7C Mouthpiece and Gloves, ETR-380N, Silver

They say not to buy a trumpet over the internet but we've bought a trumpet online through amazon on two separate occasions and have not been disappointed.The first time was when my son first started playing the trumpet in 4th grade. We weren't sure how far he'd go with the instrument and renting at $35/month didn't make sense when you can buy one for $100. So we bought one for $100 through Amazon and it served him well for 4 years (last few months he complained about the valves sticking, etc) making it $25/year "rental", a steal! He managed to play lead trumpet in middle school so I don't think it set him back much. His trumpet tutor thought the trumpet was just fine. After 4 years it broke down and it was time to purchase a better quality trumpet. We ended up buying a professional trumpet costing $3K through his private trumpet teacher. He gets comments on it from people in the know about trumpets.But now, he is starting marching band and there is no way we want him to be taking that pricey trumpet to set on concrete and grass, etc. while doing exercises. So I came online and looked for the trumpet be bought long ago but it was no longer sold or no longer sold for the price. After looking around I saw this one and decided to purchase it. Price was good. Only $29 more than his previous online trumpet 4-5 years ago. I know now not to be a price snob and go for $200 when $129 will do.We got it a couple weeks ago and he has been happy with it. It is not as smooth as his high end one in that he has to take care how he presses the valves whereas he can be sloppy with the pricey one. But it sounds really good and looks good and the price spent on it means I don't worry that he will ding it or scrape it a bit out on the field - although of course I hope he still takes care of it no matter what price range.I am no expert in appraising trumpet quality but this has been our experience so far.

This kit comes with everything you need to start playing. My husband played in school, and I bought this for him to pick it back up again. He loves it so much! It's beautiful and sounds lovely.

Sceptical at first to buy it. Not anymore for this price. This Trumpet is perfect for me. I'm 65 years old, was a trumpet player in high school for 4 years. I lost my original trumpet in an unfortunate way. Since I was trying to raise kids, work, etc for years i brush it aside. Yet always in the back of my mind i could still play the chromatic scale in my head on it.THEN I went on Amazon and seen the ratings on this. NO ONE IS LYING HERE!!I was able to pick it up and get my lips back in shape and my technique.THIS TRUMPET even sounds good and allows you to work on your embouchure!!!NOTE: In the same order I purchased a 5C and 3C mouthpiece. GLAD I DID. The 7C wasn't for me. The 5C is where I settled for now. The mouthpieces did not break the bank as well.Quality: I'm amazed after some valve oil how fast I could use the valves. Everything on this Trumpet is smooth.Feels to me like a more expensive trumpet yet all I needed it for was to get back into playing.Just take care of it and I don't think you'll be disappointed with it. Especially for a child to start learning.YES, learn valves for what notes AND with working on your embouchure, you can make this trumpet sound crisp clear...I could go on. Worth it...P.S. I'm sorry if some received damaged units, not many, but I see the ratings. Mine is built well.Thankful I bought this to bring back memories and make more..

Bought for my child as their prior trumpet broke. Once received the case looked small so we questioned the size of the trumpet, however it is a full size trumpet. While inspecting the try the middle key(button) was not moving as it should, after a couple of times of pushing it finally worked. Otherwise a great instrument for a decent price.

A couple weeks ago my 3.5 year old managed to get into big sissy's room and among other things, opened her trombone case. I start hearing horn noises and go "What the heck?" Then here comes my toddler holding her trombone (no slide, mouth piece in) making random horn noises on it. I was pretty impressed he figured out lip buzzing.So I thought "Man if that kid can make that much noise on a big trombone, what can he do with his very own trumpet?" It arrived today, he unscrewed the vavle while I washed the mouth piece. :/ A tutorial on fixing it later, and man that kid can belt. He slowly figured out how to hold it so that he can press keys but it's a bit cumbersome at nearly two thirds his height. He'll grow into it!Anyway if my literal toddler can pick this up and start belting notes, you can too. Since I had to put the valve back together I would note you'll need to oil it (buy valve oil) and it seems like a great trumpet. I used to play in band a long time ago, distant memory, and this seems like a solid band instrument if you keep up on maintenance- for a beginner or kid. The case is nice, the cleaning brushes are nice. Just no oil I don't believe.