A good Jupiter should last you all through your middleschool days. When you enter highschool is when you will probably need to upgrade.

Is it me or does this seem line a high price to play for a used Jupiter? It might be you that used it, but it's still used. For $1700, buy a used Yamaha 62 or similar. I think you can definatly get a better horn then a Jupiter for that kinda money. Note, you will get more bang for your buck if you buy used. Heck, buy the $1500 Cannonball tenor on this site and save yourself 200 bucks. Looks like a pretty horn. Cannonballs are players too. Well especially if made after 2001. Money is allways an issue, I assume you don't have a job. I suggest at least try to buy something with your parents money that will have resale value. If you buy a Keilwerth, Yanigisawa, Selmer, or Yamaha there will be no problem selling it. If you buy a Cannonball or LASax, still shouldn't be a problem. The rest of the lines might be more of a probelm. You could go vintage, but I would say stick with a modern horn, they are easier to learn on.

Quote : "If I keep renting it till the end of the year(before middleschool) they'll let me keep it. Price is $1700. " I think I said if it's $1700 at the end, like a ballon payment, then it's too much by far. If they say that over the time you have rented it you have paid $1700 that's that's not that bad if you assume you pay about 300-450 for financing it. From what He wrote I really can't tell.