Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

For the price you simply cannot go wrong. I usually hate cheap horns that my students get. I have seen some of these Taiwan / China horns literally fall apart in kids hands. But after reading the reviews of the Mendini I decided to give it a go for my daughter when she wanted to join band. Well... my beautiful old 90 year old Conn Chu alto is on the shop for a total overhaul and for the last 3 days I have been borrowing my daugher's Mendini to practice on... and WOW. For what I paid!? It's silly. The instrument is heavy (quality metal) and the thing rips. Sure, it doesn't sound anywhere as near as good as my Conn, but nothing does, and this thing is remarkably good given the price tag. It seals unbelievably well, low Bb's speaking with ease. It feels durable in my hands too. I can't imagine a repair guy having too much difficulty getting parts for the thing. For "cheap" asian horns, this thing is really amazing. And if your kid decides to drop band you won't be out a small fortune either. If my kid drops I am going to use this as my backup alto... it's that good.