I was going to grab the latest one that has been on eBay for about a week. Ebony w/ ebony mouthpiece. Went for around $860 or so. I don't understand the bozo's that bid on eBay. Why would you run the price of something you want up intentionally with your bozo bids days before the auction is closing. I can tell you this...if I want something on eBay, I am going to get it. You will not outbid me, and you will not have the last bid no matter what you do. It is what it is. If I wanted the call; it would be on its way to me. I just can't see paying a grand for a trumpet when it isn't going to make me sound any better than the ones I already have. The sound you get from a trumpet is based on your technique, not the call. Some are going to be easier than others I guess but they all pretty much run the same - just like your boxes, your glass pots, your slates, etc. The cuts on a diaphragm give you the sound. If you can run one, your going to get the rasp out of it. Not so with trumpets and I don't see the benefit of chasing that sound with $$$. Someday maybe someone will crack the code and produce a trumpet where the rasp is a component of the call similar to the diaphragm. Till then, i will just keep practicing with what I have.
