To me, this is the most important thing you said. I think that at this stage, all but the 2950 are good choices for you. All will retain their value if you take care of them. If you develop to a level that might be successful professionally, you will surely have a different view of what you want then compared with now. You'll be able to sell this one and get what you want, with very little loss, assuming you want something different. Therefore, buying a good, used euphonium now is a very good choice.EuphoniumDude wrote:I am in high school...
If you don't go pro, any of the above would be instruments most amateurs would feel blessed to be able to own. Thank your parents and work hard to justify their generosity.
The reason I don't favor the 2950 is that I think it's pretty big and reports suggest to me it's rather hard work for the range of euphonium playing by those not at the highest levels. The 2900 is less intimidating and perhaps a bit less tuba-like. The Yamaha and the Besson are more like the 2900 than the 2950. All three of those are excellent instruments and would not hold you back for a long time. I might personally tend to the smaller Willson, for no particular reason.
Rick "who thinks one doesn't have to be a euph pro to answer this question reasonably" Denney