@Jolter said in Is Thomann-USA American-based?:
@grune You're right about the horns branded "Thomann". I agree the ones I've tried were not terrible.
But more importantly, keep in mind this is Europe's largest music business we're talking about here. They have a very complete inventory of almost every imaginable (major) brand of instruments. So to say that their horns are made in China can come off as unnecessarily disparaging.
Well, if you go in at the lower end of the price scale, the Thomann branded horns can be quite discouraging. I had one of their Black Jazz flugels, and test played an Eb Alto Horn and a Euph. All of them were more or less despicable, especially the valve sections.
That said, Thomann list a great many wonderful instruments, and tons of accessories and stuff. Their own brand trumpet cases and gig bags are very good, and there's nowhere else where you can get some of the rarer accessories in quick time.