Advice on trumpet lyre?

College Majors Music Major
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<p>I posted this in the parents' forum, and someone suggested posting here as well.</p>

<p>S2 needs to have a lyre for his trumpet (music holder that clamps onto his trumpet). I've been looking on Amazon, which carries a number of them, but the reviews are mixed - certain models don't stay on well, scratch the trumpet, are too heavy, etc. There are different kinds, that attach differently, and I have no idea how to choose one.</p>

<p>He has a silver Getzen professional trumpet, if that matters.</p>

<p>Does anyone know about lyres?</p>

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<p>I think my son had one that strapped around one of his wrists. He did NOT want to have it hooked to his trumpet. </p>

<p>For marching, we had an old student trumpet DS used. He never carried his professional level trumpet when marching…but that is a whole other discussion!</p>

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<p>My son has only his pro trumpet. We waited far too long to buy one, and rented for about 6 years. So we never bought a student trumpet. Mistake.</p>

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<p>Renting a student trumpet is quite cheap, relative to renting a woodwood. I recommend you rent a trumpet for the few months of marching band.</p>

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<p>Post this in the “Other Toys” thread at trumpetherald.com. You will get a ton of good advice.</p>