Intermediate trumpets are in the $1500 to $2000 range. That is difficult to accept, but it should carry him through college. I don't spend that much on my guitars. If he wants to go pro after, he can buy his own. He's been playing on a $100 trumpet since 6th grade and it is probably holding him back. I'm looking at eBay and Craigslist. Still in the $1000+ range.
The violin is easy at about $300 for a decent 2/4 scale.
I don't know a thing about violins except the one my son picked out was over 2K. They're letting me make payments with insurance included. Since he's had the violin, its been over a year ago, I have noticed considerable improvement.
Gonna find n join a Hall & Oates cover band that doesn't suck.
Am gonna get one of everything!
Mapex Black Panther 5 piece w/stands
Some kind of china, an 8 or 10 inch splash, and a 17 or 18 inch thin crash
A new PT HD System with 16 I/O
Two API 3124+
A royer ribbon Mic
A Neve channel strip
A millenia channel strip
A Neumann U87
A stereo matched pair of beyerdynamic SDCs
A pair of EV etx 35p powered PA speakers
A Hammond SK1-73
Moog Sub Phatty
Les Paul Standard
EV Re20
A nice vocal mic. The new Rode NT-1 would do.
All the vocals on my album were via an NT2 - I'd go there over an NT1. Hey, it's an Australian company, I'll see if I can sweet talk the man into a discount....