You can get a used brass instrument for similar cost that would have a nicer feel and better quality

Quality trumpet.

The slides are all adjustable for precision tuning and the sound quality is impressive.

And, the plastic mouthpieces will get you started, but replace them with a good quality one as soon as possible (from Bach, etc.).The horn sounds much better than what I expected.

Tuning slides actually work as

But as a fun thing you can actually play, it does the job!The valves did need breaking in and cleaning as they were sticky out of the