What are some good, reliable brands I should look at for an Eb in the 800-1000 range?
HarryMarks
You will not find a really good Eb in that price range. You may find a used Bach Eb in that range but my experience is that they suffer really bad intonation.
For a good Eb you will end up spending $2000+.
In this range, is the Schilke E3L, the Yamaha 9610, Kanstul Signature or Custom class. I have never seen the Schilke for less than 2200 used.
Good Eb's will save you a lot of hard work fighting for intonation.
TIMBERLINE
I have not played a lot of Eb horns, but the Getzen I played once played well on the D side, but I don't recall how the Eb side played.
While I don't know how or what your uses for it will be, I think you might prefer the long bell models, such as the Schilke, Bach 189, or the Somvi. If you think that you might be interested in paying around $2200.00 for a used horn, you might want to check out Thompsonmusic.com. He has new Schilke E3L's for around $2700.00.
If that is out of your price range you check out the used horns on the same site. The people at Thompson Music are really good to work with.
donaldo
Just get a Stomvi Elite or Master - Fantastic Horns.
