Yamaha YSL-354C Student Trombone - Gold Lacquer

Excellent trombone. Even though what I got for my son is second hand. The previous buyer took good care of it and the quality of YSL-354 Trombone is just amazing.Before I bought this one, I bought a Stagg Lacquer Plated Slide Tenor Trombone with brand name SKY which cost about $200. (Please avoid it at all cost.) It looks great at first but the inside of slide rust quickly and my son had a very difficult time with it for two years. Finally my son entered middle school and really wanted a better one. His band director e-mailed me his advice:"The slide not sticking is the most important quality. If the curved-part of the Trombone slide is resting on the floor, and you pick up the rest of the trombone (straight up) then the outer slide (the part resting on the floor) will stay on the floor and the inner slide will lift straight up (and out if you pull too far) from the outer slide. If the outer slide 'catches,' then when you lift, the whole trombone (inner and outer slide) will lift up off the floor."My son's old trombone "catches", big time. Then I found Yamaha USL-354, e-mailed the band director's advice to the seller and confirmed that this trombone would work just like the band director requested. Got the trombone. No problem ever since. Wish I knew the trick two years ago.

This isn’t new Idk why it’s advertised that way probably because it sells for a 1/4 of that price used but that’s just my guess.

I had (again had) an issue with a purchase and the folks made it right - without my asking. I'd buy from them again understanding their ethics.

The trombone was a bit more raggedy then I wanted to admit when I got it used, but it does the job just fine. Good value for what we paid. The used trombone was about $40 more then what I was paying for a rental all year. And now he can have it thru the summer also. If he ever decides to do this longer then we can always trade up for a new one

Can't expect anything better then this Yamaha Trombone! Great condition and very reasonable price. Shipping was excellent, quick and very safe packaging. Overall very happy and satisfied with the purchase.

YSL354 Trombone We bought one used in perfect condition for our 12 year old. It was $20 more than renting for a year so it was an excellent choice and a better instrument.

Wonderful instrument! Great sound. It's made in Japan. The case is really beautiful too!

Trombone was all dented and dull. It plays but not well wish i hadnt purchased it because it did NOT meet what it was described as.