Hey Mike!
I took up the trumpet for a year or so before we had kids. Sleeping babies, commuting and trumpet practice just did not mix, so I sold it.
I bought mine from a store about 10 minutes walk from St Leonards station. I cannot recall the name of the store, but you should be able to find it by Googling.
You can buy trumpets by instalment payment plans to avoid having to shell out the whole amount in one hit. I think my trumpet was about $600ish, that was about 11 years ago, so I guess that would be $800 or $900 now. It was very happy with that quality of instrument. I suspect it would be a mistake to buy anything too tinny. In that regard I completely agree with Alex.
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