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Mario
11-03-2005, 11:26 PM
Hello....does anyone know Places to see and maybe buy good Vintage Horns in Miami? I will soon stop over there on my way to Jamaica (visitinjg my Daughter) and I would like to take the time to see if anything nice will show up..
Mario
meth
11-15-2005, 11:44 PM
Only places I'm aware of in Miami is to check out pawn shops, yard sales, and occasionally the Haileigh Flea Market... but those places usually don't turn up anything. There's 2 Sam Ash music stores in Miami, the one in Miami Lakes doesn't have anything vintage, and the one in Kendall only has a silver plated "Chu Berry" alto for $1200.

IMO, you'd probably be better off driving 40min north to Ft. Lauderdale which seems to have an abundance of pawn shops, thrift shops & check out the Ft. Lauderdale Swap Shop (humongous outdoor/indoor flea market).
timobrien
11-16-2005, 11:03 PM
South Florida is NOT the place to come if you're looking for a horn.

I had to take a trip up to Prowinds in Indiana earlier this year to audition and buy a pro-level tenor. Glad I did.

(Oh and the Swap Shop wont help you either... I lived just a few miles from there for 15 years and never saw an instrument there...)
meth
11-16-2005, 11:48 PM
(Oh and the Swap Shop wont help you either... I lived just a few miles from there for 15 years and never saw an instrument there...)

I've bought 2 Conns, and a Buescher there in the past 5-6 years... you just need to go out in the outskirts ;). I regularly see clarinets & trumpets there everytime I go. Also every few months they have antique shows which usually bring out nice instruments.
meth
12-04-2005, 01:25 AM
(Oh and the Swap Shop wont help you either... I lived just a few miles from there for 15 years and never saw an instrument there...)


Here ya go chief, just went to the Swap Shop today to do some holiday shopping. :D

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