STUDENT BRANDS
SONATA /JINYIN Brass and woodwind

These instruments are generally suitable for a while to start off on if you are on a budget.

FACTORY  SETUP : Range from  4/10 to 6/10
Setup is alignment of pads springs and heights in woodwinds. Pad stickiness in saxes .  in Brass valve spring uniformity and cleaning of valve casing (resulting in easier playability )

INTERMEDIATE STUDENT BRANDS
Talent Brass and Woodwind

At less than half the price of instruments in the advanced student range, We have had feedback from Teachers at schools such as Reddham and many more that they prefer their students starting on Talent  instruments . The supplier checks and setup where neccessary  all instruments before going out and we have found factory quality control second to none. Playability intonation and Tone quality are excellent and especially reliability which is not found in cheaper brands

Trevor James from the UK (ex china these days ) also can be considered though are more pricey

FACTORY or SUPPLIER SETUP : 10/10
Setup is alignment of pads springs and heights in woodwinds. in Brass valve spring uniformity and cleaning of valve casing

ADVANCED STUDENT ( GRADE 5 upwards ) + PROFESSIONAL BANDS
Jupiter Brass and Woodwind

Jupiter (ex china these days ) needs no introduction to brass and woodwind teachers
and Yamaha (ex china these days ) are the main SA brands in this category


FACTORY or SUPPLIER SETUP : 10/10
Setup is alignment of pads springs and heights in woodwinds. in Brass valve spring uniformity and cleaning of valve casing