back when I was in 5th grade my mom bought me a "brand new" bu-4, that was back in 99 (from my research I cannot find any buescher made in the 90's). I was always proud of it because of the buescher name and I thought it was a high quality instrument untill I started researching the model yesterday. Is this thing basically worthless, even compared to my moms vito from the early 80's. I guess if it is not as valueable than I had thought would I be better off selling or trading it in or keeping it for when I have kids later on in life?