Until someone weighs in with their experience with the sound of a MkVII, which may have no relationship to your experience--you are just going to have to play one, won't you? and since you mentioned budget, an obvious point is that if you buy a MkVII wisely, you can get almost all your money back selling it if you move on.
With a new Chinese horn, half your dough goes in the toilet on resale.
If new ergonomics and mechanism and reliability are important, fine. You said that won't bother you. Me, I'd still get a used Yanagisawa or Yamaha Custom if I were looking for affordable hi-quality modern instead of new Chinese.
With a new Chinese horn, half your dough goes in the toilet on resale.
If new ergonomics and mechanism and reliability are important, fine. You said that won't bother you. Me, I'd still get a used Yanagisawa or Yamaha Custom if I were looking for affordable hi-quality modern instead of new Chinese.
