I asked a band director friend of mine (who is a trombone player) if this was a good horn, and he confirmed that this was an awesome buy ("It's a winner

A great horn at a great price

Plus, my daughter's band director also agreed, saying he played this same horn throughout high school and most of college and loved it

My daughter likes that the case has a handle on the end, a shoulder strap across the length of the case, and two backpack straps where she can carry the horn like a backpack (so cool!)