O'Malley trombones ?

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Posaunus
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O'Malley trombones ?

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Just encountered this on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bb-F-Tenor-Tro ... 0005.m1851

I've never heard of O'Malley. I presume it's a "house brand" (stencil) made in China? :idk:
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Looks like the stock 42BO copy (almost always a nickel slide as well). Bell is cut way too far up the flare IMO.
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It's certainly not worth the listed price.
I may have heard of O' Malley before, and I remember it being a Chinese stencil brand, maybe with quality control? Regardless, there are far better deals to be had, both used and new.
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It won't fit into my screwbell gig bag, that is for sure!
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Its a music shop in Georgia run by a Danny O'Malley. Yes just a stencil horn. Surprising how few horns you have to order for them to put your name on them.... Doug
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One of the first things I do when I see a new brand surface is to track down a physical address and plug it into Google Maps to see what sort of establishment they have. The results can be interesting.
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My local instrument repair guy bought a few Hunter horns and had his name engraved as the brand name. Portman Music, headquartered in Savannah, sells Chinese horns branded Benjamin.
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