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Great cornet trio at John Packer

There is a trio of fantastic secondhand cornets for sale at John Packers at the moment — so be quick

Maestro cornet
  The Yamaha Maestro cornet is just one of the cracking trio on sale at the moment at John Packer

If you're in the market for a large bore professional level cornet, the John Packer's secondhand department currently has three to silver plated beauties to choose from.

Yamaha Maestro YCR6335HS: £850 (pictured)
Besson Sovereign 928 from 1998: £1,200
Besson Sovereign 928GS (with a gold brass bell): £1,250

Check them out:



https://www.johnpacker.co.uk/shop/secondhand-musical-instruments/instrument/Cornet

If you're interested in trying any of them, please contact our brass department on 01823 282386, or emailsteve@johnpacker.co.uk or tom@johnpacker.co.uk

Our secondhand department is popular with all levels of musician, so if you've got instruments gathering dust, why not give us a call and see if we can help give them a new lease of life?John Packer

Tubas coming

And if you're in the market for a secondhand tuba, call Steve for if you want to know what he's got coming in…!

Our secondhand department is popular with all levels of musician, so if you've got instruments gathering dust, why not give us a call and see if we can help give them a new lease of life?

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