Thomann SL-39 Bb- Tenor Trombone

This trombone arrived in a quite sturdy gig bag and it has a mouthpiece. The instrument feels right, the response is fantastic considering the price, it just works well and is perfect for beginners. The slide tends to start gripping pretty soon but it isn't something that can completely stop you when playing, rather it feels kinda stiff.
The spit valve close tightly and the tuning slide stays where you put it.
Really unbelieavable buil quality for the price.
The sound can be improved by using a mouthpiece that suits your playing, but this is subjective, the overall sound is pretty solid and on focus.

These are very nice trombones.... and beautifully finished and presented. They're free blowing and have a full, rich sound with good projection. We bought two for BRASS FOR AFRICA and I've blown them both.... both are fine. However, one of the slides seemed a little tight. So, I gave it a clean and washed it out with warm water & detergent then used my Slide-o-mix rod & sheath which improved it a lot. I'd recommend these for students, amateurs, and so on.... and they'd make a very acceptable 'back-up' instrument for a professional player. I don't want to pile on a lot of 'superlatives', but suffice to say these are very, very nice trombones... especially at the price.
Good 'ole Thomanns!!!