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King trumpets in the 1930's 1950's used to be one of the best.
These days the brand name belongs to Besson. Like all manufacturers they have their high prices artist instruments which are usually hand crafted and their cheap low end 'made in China trumpets'.
Personally having owned a few modern silver flairs and vintage ones I find that there is no comparison in sound and quality of build with the old 1950's horns. The modern Kings are dry in comparison to the vintage horns.
If I were going to buy a modern intermediate horn I'd probably go for Yamaha or a Bach Strad. If I wanted a pro level horn and it had to be a King I'd probably buy a beaten up King Golder,Silver flair or a King liberty and have it fully rebuilt.
You just can't beat a horn built in the swing and jazz heyday for quality of build and sound.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoits really good make but Yamaha are better\
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