Info on Takuma tenor thayer valve horn

[Wilco]

Hi, anyone know of these?? Chinese I guess… but any good? I am getting one offered as a trade in and I am having trouble valuing it correctly. Seems to me 500 euro max, but maybe I am wrong???

[Burgerbob]

Is that not a Shires or Eastman? All the fittings and engraving say so.

[Wilco]

Interesting…. I just asked for a close up of the inscription on the bell…

[Wilco]

Meanwhile… here is another shot

[Posaunus]

Name (Takuma) seems Japanese. But this trombone is unlikely to have been made in Japan.
Bell engraving could give a clue.

[Digidog]

We'd have to see the bell, and maybe a serial number to better assess what horn this is.

To me it looks like a Shires knockoff, or maybe even a Shires Q - like Aidan says.

[Wilco]

Looks like a knockoff or maybe a stencil??

[Wilco]

Same case design as Eastman, must be annEasan then. Any good?

[SamBTbrn]

Looks like a knockoff or maybe a stencil??

Hahahahahahahahaha,

Sorry, that is the funniest pic i've seen this week, I wasn't expecting to see "shires" flowers on the bell, that's hilarious.

[Amconk]

Really interesting! Definitely a shires style knock off. The first give away for me is the slide lock ring on the slide receiver. It doesn’t have the double knurling that shires does. I wonder if it plays okay?

[Wilco]

It plays ok…. Hopefully better after the leadpipe change. I tried to find info on the Takuma brand, but there is no info whatsoever….