John Packer

I play in a brass band in East Sussex alongside experienced players with higher end cornets who listen to, and look upon, this beautiful instrument with envy. I bought the lacquered version last year and it really does sound amazing. It gives a lovely, rich, mellow sound, and is relatively free blowing providing easy reach of upper register notes. The valves spring reassuringly quickly, and overall this is simply a brilliant instrument.

The personal service was excellent. Wanted the cornet for my son on his birthday but as it was out of stock, delivery would be close. Upgraded free of charge to one in stock to ensure it arrived in time. Many thanks.

Lovely instrument perfect for intermediate players

Very good slide action. Fast delivery. Very pleased with the trombone.

Excellent clarinet stand. Compact when folded up and will fit in the bell of my clarinet so I’ll never forget it

The product was out of stock but John Packer took my money and said they would ship it as soon as one was in stock. It arrived and I’m delighted with it. Took all the stress out of checking stock levels etc. thank you!!

The Vandoren cushions are excellent- better than others I have tried, they seem thicker, are hard wearing and long- lasting. Great.

Sometimes it's the small things that make all the difference. One of the smaller parts but it's used everytime i take out the instrument.

First perfectly, works great and arrived quickly

Item delivered in good time,
Thank you

Pipe arrived safe and sound which was great…the doubt for me was the thin brass pipe was only packed in a soft Jiffy bag ! Yes in bubble wrap but it could have been easily damaged in transit..l thought it should have been packed at least in a hard cardboard box with bubble wrap too

I normally buy the KGe Standard reed but decided to try the Professional one instead. The KGe Professional Oboe Reed is a well made high quality reed. It's very consistent and the medium strength reed that I bought played well straight out of the box. I've not had to adjust or scrape it, but I did have to micro adjust the wiring to slightly open the aperture. Good reed - I'll buy the Pro again I think.

As described, arrived quickly and notified of any to follows

A great sounding Sax as a big step up after first 6 lessons, well worth the investment to encourage me to keep learning.

WELL WHAT A LOVELY SUPRISE ! FOLLOWING A REVIEW ON A 280 ALTO, ANOTHER STUDENT GAVE ME THE LOAN OF HIS 280 TENOR. NOW THEN, I GAVE UP PLAYING TENOR A FEW MONTHE AGO WHEN I STOPPED TOURING AND STUCK TO MY 82Z ALTO, UNTIL THIS BABY CAME ALONG.
USING MY OLD 7*OTTO LINK TONE EDGE, AND ZZ REEDS, THE 280 TENOR GAVE ME EVERYTHING I WANTED FROM IT.
DO'NT GET ME WRONG, I LOVED MY 82Z TENOR BUT THIS YTS 280 HAS REALLY IMPRESSED ME.
N.B THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PROFESSIONAL SAXOPHONE, SO WHATEVER YOUR LEVEL, GIVE A LOT OF THOUGHT TO A YTS 280
AND IF YOU ARE ON A BUDGET YOU CAN'T GO MUCH WRONG NEITHER.

This item was delivered quickly and is just what I need for my bassoon. Although it's a bit heavier/chunkier than I'd have wanted it is so much better than me just putting bassoon on the floor in between rehearsals/concerts!