Cannonball Trombones?

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Has anyone heard of these before? Any Good?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/194487673654?h ... Sw0hBhgvv7
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Looks like an average Chinese horn to me.
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I'd be curious to see the focus groups where they test out these names.

I wonder what "Cannonball" beat out.
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robcat2075 wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:05 pm I'd be curious to see the focus groups where they test out these names.

I wonder what "Cannonball" beat out.
It refers to the famous saxophonist-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley

The rest of the Cannonball lineup is saxophones.
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I didn't know they had expanded their product lines past their Saxophones. I worked on a lot of their saxophones. Very good quality. If their bones follow suit they might be pretty good.
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Burgerbob wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:11 pm It refers to the famous saxophonist-
OK. I was presuming the famous Burt Reynolds film.
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They used viola players as a focus group for the name.

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I do see some trumpet players using them, or at least see them for sale. They look like their price point is similar to Carolbrass. Curious if they're a direct stencil from which company and what makes them distinctive.
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I had some students who bought Cannonball alto saxophones. They sounded fine and the students seemed to like them. I also know that they made trumpets, but have never played one or saw anyone with them. This bass trombone could be a stencil, but it doesn't look like the double bass Jinbau makes. It doesn't even look like the basses John Packer imports. The website has a lot of information about the company. Curious to hear what experience members have had with them.
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I have played few jazz combo gigs with their student small bore. Amazing horn with great sound and perfect intonation. I don't know where they're manufactured, but it was nothing like a chinese trombone, so I think this bass can be good, too, especially for the price.
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IIRC, all of their instruments are manufactured in Taiwan. Not stencils of any kind, from what I understand. Their saxes are very solid, don't sure about their brass offerings.
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