American Triumph Trombone?

[Jeru_Bigard]

Hi,
I recently purchased an old, beat up trombone at a garage sale for $5. No case. It is an American Triumph by Harry Pedler & Sons Elkhart, Ind. It has a king 28 mpc. What is the quality of this horn? Is it worth $50 more to get it in playing condition? Thanks.

[Grumps]

Not much help with trombones, but I've got an American Triumph tenor sax made by Art Musical Instruments, Inc., F. A. Buescher, Pres., which is actually a Martin Handcraft stencil. Apparently Buescher and Pedler went into business together for a short time after Buescher left his own company. The tenor of mine is a great old horn and I'm glad I spent a few bucks to fix 'er up.

[BlueSapphire]

bargain! a friend of mine got a $150 trombone from a garage sale w/case, so yeah i say its worth it, in my opinion it really depends on how good you are, the best trombone in the world cant make a begginer sound good