Mirage X2000R trumpet

Peter Pollard, trumpet specialist at Dawsons music shop in Manchester, England, writes with news of their launch of Mirage trumpets. "Over the last 3 years we have been researching our own line of Chinese-made brass and have come up with something quite fantastic," he writes.

Pollard's file of reviews of the Mirage line includes comments from freelance players and teachers such as Mark Gilbanks, Adrian Horn, Dave Copperwaite, and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's Mark Mosley. Some choice comments include:

• All fantastic build quality. Feel solid, no extraneous solder blobs etc.
• Overall, a fine range of student/amateur instruments which will hopefully stem the flow of the many poorly manufactured Chinese imports coming into the UK.
• At £169 a fantastic beginner/student instrument at an incredible price."
• I tried the Mirage range of trumpets and couldn't believe it! Quality of build, sound, free blowing - and the price! Great starter instruments.

Please contact Dawsons for more details of the Mirage line.

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Dawsons Music