Thursday, October 6, 2016

Sources of used trumpets and cornets in the UK

If you are looking for a second-hand cornet or trumpet in the UK you have a number of options.

Online Instrument Dealers

Most specialist brass shops have websites and will sell by mail order. Here are a selection of links to the second hand pages of some of these dealers:

John Packer
Hayes Music
Prozone Music
Band Supplies
Brassworks
Phil Parker
The Brass Shack
Dawkes Music
Duchy Brass
Trevor Jones Trumpets | Cornets
The Wind Section Trumpets | Cornets
Gerry Birch Music Services
Bexley Brass
Musical Money
Windblowers
Headwind Music
Play it Again
Sharon McCallum
Hogan Music
Woodwind & Reed
Nightingale Trumpets
The Music Cellar
Geneva
AT Brass Repair
Bennett & Son
Hanson
Edinburgh Music Centre
Hobgoblin Music
2nd Wind
Rosehill


Non-Specialist Second Hand Dealers

Cash Converters
Cash  Generator

Ebay

Here are links to searches restricted to results from the UK:

Trumpet
Cornet 


Classified Ad Sites

Gumtree, will return national listings so you will need to narrow it down to your area.
cornets for sale on Gumtree
trumpets for sale on Gumtree


Physical Auctions

You need to pay buyers premium and they won't usually post items, you need to be able to collect. There are a few online bidding services used by auction houses. Here are some of them.

the-saleroom.com
ukauctioneers.com


Charity shops and pawnbrokers

You might find trumpets and cornets for sale in charity shops and local pawnbrokers. This would require regular visits as their stock changes regularly.