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                        Roy Benson Band Instruments and accessories
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                Benson Child flute
  Roy Benson Child Flute
   The  best flute for a beginning child, it features simplified keys with finger-buttons (no trill keys, no split E), shorter form without separate foot joint (7 cm shorter) suitable for children, and a range to low D (C-tuning); silver-plated keywork to avoid nickel allergic reactions; light rectangular case with backpack assembly, cleaning rod and flute swab included.  Weighs only 12 1/2 oz.!  Complete outfit only $225.00


roy benson pocket trumpet
        Roy Benson Pocket Trumpet
Same technique and sound as a full size trumpet, but with a much tighter wrap of the tubing, allowing smaller arms and fingers to comfortably play;
with a gold brass bell and lead pipe, it also has top spring action and stainless steel pistons for great action. Features include nylon valve guides, thumb ring on the third valve slide, two water key, and a light rectangular case with back pack assembly.  Complete outfit only $225.00

roy benson clarinet
          Roy Benson Bb Clarinet
The Roy Benson Bb Clarinet features two barrels of different lengths for good tuning, undercut tone holes for better response, adjustable thumb rest for additional comfort with strap ring.  Complete outfit $240.00

roy benson kids alto sax
        Roy Benson Child's Alto Sax
With keys adjusted to fit a child's hands, and a curved neck, and the extended upward little finger table keys and lowered palm keys allows ease of playing for the smallest of hands. Features include child sized adjusted keys and curved neck, C#-Bb connected table key, range to high F, lacquered brass body and keys, and a light rectangular case with backpack assembly.
Complete outfit $480.00

benson alto trombone
      Roy Benson Alto Trombone
Smaller in size than the standard tenor trombone, it offers the smaller beginning player technique at an earlier age - on a trombone with professional features. Asymmetric tuning slide and bow, curved hand brace for a more comfortable hand position, and with the third hand slide position in the bell rim area. Also comes with a nickel silver outer lightweight slide.  Complete outfit $225.00




Special Professional Instruments Sale

Wurzbach 4/4 BBb Tuba
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Wurzbach 4/4 BBb 4 Rotary Valve Tuba
Hard to find honest-to-goodness FULL SIZE tuba. There is really no substitute if you like producing huge beachball size notes that can rattle windows when you want to. Nobody will overpower you when you are playing this instrument. It's not an unrefined brute: outfitted with 4 rotary valves for smooth fine control, it simply gives you more power when you want it. Comes with hardshell case with wheels for EZ transport. Come in and try it before you buy it. Sorry, can't ship it (way too expensive at this size, has to travel by freight, not the usual UPS/Fedex/USPS size item) - local pickup only.

Professional Rotary Tuba Purchase
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Roy Benson 260 Bass Trombone
bass trombone
The Roy Benson 260 Professional Bass Trombone has many features usually only with a .562 (14.3mm) bore, 10" yellow brass bell, two in line valves and ergonomically shaped levers for comfort, nickel silver outer slides and hard chrome inner slides.  All the utility of a good tenor but with added depth . . . until you pull the trigger and enter near-tuba range!  Comes complete with case with backpack straps.
Professional Bass Trombone, local pickup

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Charli Green Signature Trumpet
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It doesn't take $2900 to have a really outstanding trumpet.

This unique horn designed by Charli Green (http://www.charligreenbigband.com/) in silver plate only, features a braceless design, and comes with two main tuning slides and a third valve slide with and without water keys (as Charli prefers). This horn also has larger bell flare for a darker, richer sound and a reverse style lead pipe. This plays as good as it looks with gold plated finger buttons, valve caps , stop screw, third valve slide and water keys. Features include a ML bore, bell rim with wire, reverse style lead pipe, stainless steel pistons, thumb hook on first valve slide, fixed finger ring on third valve slide, sliver plated with gold trim, and a light weight rectangular case with back pack assembly.

Treat yourself to thrilling performance at a price you can afford today.



Signature trumpet , local pickup
Roy Benson Professional C trumpet
pro c trumpet
Frustrated by the requests of music leaders and friends to play along with their groups when the music is all written for C instead of Bb instruments? Here's the solution that's easier than transposing everything on the fly. Play the music as you learned in beginning trumpet class pitched in Bb; the difference is that the actual tones come out as a C instrument. Magic!

The Roy Benson 402 C trumpet, with its large bore, yellow brass bell, bell rim with wire, gold brass leadpipe, nickel silver outer slides, stainless steel pistons, thumb hook on 1st valve slide, fixed finger ring on 3rd valve slide, has everything you 'd want in a professional C horn, but it also includes 1 set of Bb tuning slides (1st, 2nd and 3rd valve slide + main tuning slide) so it can also be played as a regular Bb trumpet. No need to decide which trumpet you're taking: take them both in one horn!
 
Lightweight rectangular case with back pack assembly.

Professional C Trumpet, local pickup
Roy Benson Bb Valve Trombone
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If you play trumpet but wish you could produce those luscious tones produced by the trombones in their range, we have the horn for you.

Roy Benson VT-227 Bb Tenor Valve Trombone provides the rich noble tone of a trombone, but with the quick clean action of piston valves, with the same fingerings as a trumpet.  No need to learn slide positions! A great choice for the trumpet player covering the trombone part.
Features include a nickel-silver main tube and bow and 3 stainless steel pistons for a smoother, faster action. A newly designed more open lead pipe gives an easier and balanced response. Ergonomically shaped hand grip brings more comfort to those longer playing sessions; 12.7 mm bore, 8" yellow brass bell, and a light weight form fitting case with back pack assembly. A "must-have" for every trumpet player's instrument collection.



Professional Bb ValveTrombone