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April flowers with great deals at Band Supplies

Drop Chris Tudball a line at Band Supplies and get your hands on a great April present.

Band Supplies
  Get in touch with Chis Tudball to bag your April bargain

There are plenty of great second-hand and demo special deals to enjoy with Band Supplies at the moment — so make sure you don't miss out.

The pick is surely a Boosey & Hawkes 'Round Stamp' Sovereign cornet — an ex-James Shepherd Versatile Brass instrument played on by founding member Graham Walker and the legendary James Shepherd himself.

It's in excellent original condition and a real collector's item.

Get in touch

Available from the Leeds shop 0113 2453097 or email leeds@bandsupplies.co.uk

Soprano:

Ex-demo Yamaha Neo (Silver or Lacquer): £1995.00

Cornet:

Yamaha Neo (Silver) — immaculate condition: £1,695.00
Besson Sovereign 928 (Silver) — very good condition: £1,595.00
Boosey & Hawkes 921 LB 'Round Stamp' Sovereign (Silver) — very good condition): £1,795.00
Geneva Symphony (Silver) — immaculate condition): £1,195.00

Tenor Horn:

Besson Sovereign 950 (Lacquer) — very good condition: £1,595.00

Flugel:

Yamaha YFH631GS (Silver) — very good condition: £1,395.00
Courtois 159R (Silver) — very good condition: £1,295.00

Euphonium:

Coppergate Pro 4 Valve (Lacquer) — OK condition: £595.00
Besson Sovereign 967 (Lacquer) — very good condition: £2,499.00

Trombone:

Conn 88H Bb/F — very good condition: £1,595.00
Conn Elkhart Medium bore — very good condition: £995.00
Rath R1 Medium bore — very good condition: £1,695.00
Yamaha 446 GE Bb/F — immaculate condition: £995.00
King 3B — good condition: £795.00
Yamaha 645 Medium bore — very good condition: £595.00

Tuba:

Besson Sovereign 994 (Silver) — very good condition: £5,995.00

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