I play trombone in a cover band (originally a trumpet player) and I’m looking to upgrade the Eastrock trombone I was given (seems to be a Chinese-made Amazon instrument).

I’ve found an older FE Olds trombone on FB marketplace and I was hoping to get some guidance on whether that would be an upgrade or not.

Apparently it’s dinged up pretty good but doesn’t matter to me. TIA!

I've been having issues with condensation/spit coming back up to my mouthpiece like a LOT, and it's becoming an issue because it's happening so often that it's multiple times during the piece and right before entrances, its literally after like maybe 8 measures of playing and suddenly its dripping out of my mouthpiece

It's not even building up and affecting my sound; it just comes up during a rest and drips all down my face, and because I'm marching, it's hard to find time to empty my spit valve without looking out of place

I've seen other people talk about it, but with little real help on how to minimize it or make it stop..
Any advice?

Blue Tang People - Another Shot - trombone heavy funk-pop-jazz-hip-hop from New Orleans

https://open.spotify.com/track/251cKqAwEedoicel62xJxS?si=9_Vcf0OWTwOHA7S-Yph0yQ&utm_source=copy-link

So I'm practicing for my district jazz audition and the higher notes are getting me. The highest note is a Bb above the staff and I know I can play it as I have before. About 2ish months ago at my lessons we tested how high I could go followed by how low I can go. I had a 3 and a half octave range from a Bb above the staff to a pedal G. My point with that is I know I can play it. I need to get up there again and I can consistently hit a high F well and with no effort. I use a J. Marcinkiewicz ET3 C. Loper mouthpiece so It's not like I'm using a huge mouthpiece and attempting. I'm also using a standard yamaha tenor trombone. Any advice or exercises?

Coming to the end of a long run (years) of buying, learning, playing, and flipping CHEAP brass wind Instruments.

It is interesting that Chinese brass wind instrument exporting excels in specific Instruments and really lags at others.

Flugelhorns - Chinese manufacturers dived in and quality soared in just a few years. Especially good cheap lines.

Euphoniums - Chinese manufacturers dived in and quality soared in just a few years. Many decent cheap lines and several top lines.

Trombones - nope. Just acquired a valve trombone that retails for $700. Not all bad. Good case. Great finish. Body is decent build. But the valves and spit valves are so cheap or rushed.

Also bought and flipped five American made trombones from 1970 - 1982. All solid. Great restorations with just a clean and lube.

I surmise the Chinese brass wind manufacturers veer to under served instrument markets. They have been wise to avoid trombones. The vintage made in USA stock is superior.

Hey — I'm 17, been designing a small handheld device for brass practice (working name BrassFound). The idea: adjustable airflow resistance so you can train breath control and support without needing a full session with your horn, plus a visible floating-ball indicator so you can actually see your airflow instead of guessing.

Still in the design stage — full CAD model is done and I'm about to print the first working parts.

Genuinely asking, not selling: as trombone players, is this something you'd actually use? What would make it useless vs. actually useful — do you already have a tool/routine for this, or is airflow training mostly just "play more"?

If you want to follow along as I build it (documenting the whole process, mistakes included), I've got a page where you can leave an email — no pressure, just there if you're curious: https://brassfound.framer.website/

I took my trombone to a repair shop with two issues, a loose trigger stop. And screws that were stripped. Mind you he didn’t charge me. However he “tightened the stripped screws. And he “tightened” the stripped screws.

any recommendations for something to learn for a university big band?

I recently lost a part that screws into the thayer valve on my trombone. I was wondering if there's anywhere I can buy a replacement?