It may depend on your location. I have seen many 88H trombones at union gigs and still see them at union gigs occasionally. I have heard that the 88H is still popular in Europe.castrubone wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:01 pm I have never seen an Elkhart 88H at a professional union gig.
I own and play a 79H though not professionally. I have had an 88H, which was stolen, and may yet own and play another. Yes. I am over 50 and rapidly approaching the wrong side of a Weibull distribution for an actuary curve.