Info on Takuma tenor thayer valve horn

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Wilco
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by Wilco »

Hi, anyone know of these?? Chinese I guess… but any good? I am getting one offered as a trade in and I am having trouble valuing it correctly. Seems to me 500 euro max, but maybe I am wrong???
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

Is that not a Shires or Eastman? All the fittings and engraving say so.
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Wilco
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by Wilco »

Interesting…. I just asked for a close up of the inscription on the bell…
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Wilco
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by Wilco »

Meanwhile… here is another shot
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Posaunus
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by Posaunus »

Name (Takuma) seems Japanese. But this trombone is unlikely to have been made in Japan.

Bell engraving could give a clue.
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Digidog
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by Digidog »

We'd have to see the bell, and maybe a serial number to better assess what horn this is.

To me it looks like a Shires knockoff, or maybe even a Shires Q - like Aidan says.
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Wilco
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by Wilco »

Looks like a knockoff or maybe a stencil??
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Wilco
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by Wilco »

Same case design as Eastman, must be annEasan then. Any good?
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SamBTbrn
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by SamBTbrn »

[quote="Wilco"]Looks like a knockoff or maybe a stencil??[/quote]

Hahahahahahahahaha, :lol: :lol:

Sorry, that is the funniest pic i've seen this week, I wasn't expecting to see "shires" flowers on the bell, that's hilarious.
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Amconk
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by Amconk »

Really interesting! Definitely a shires style knock off. The first give away for me is the slide lock ring on the slide receiver. It doesn’t have the double knurling that shires does. I wonder if it plays okay?
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Wilco
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by Wilco »

It plays ok…. Hopefully better after the leadpipe change. I tried to find info on the Takuma brand, but there is no info whatsoever….