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New retail, buy used, buy here!Take a good look at the pictures and don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have! Also, check out my other mouthpiece listings! I have lots of choices for a variety of brass Instruments!Thanks for looking and happy playing!Vintage Olds 3 Small Shank Trombone Mouthpiece (Lot #700). The rim is smooth on the lips and the shank is nice and round.Save $$$ vs. Nice used condition with some obvious signs of wear to the plating on the shank and some minor dings. As to Olds trumpets, I have had many and 'some' were quite good, but, I currently have a Reynolds Medalist trumpet that looks like s-t, with most of the lacquer gone, but, it is one of the best Olds/Reynolds trumpets thaty I have ever found. I solved this by turning an adaptor from the receiver of a 'donor' cornet, so that I can use standard Bach shank mouthpieces in my early cornets. Some dislike the large shank moutpiece requirement with the L.A. I have owned several Olds Ambassador trumpets and cornets. I've got a 1951 horn I got on e-bay that was built great and plays nice, but needed valve work.
OLDS AMBASSADOR CORNET SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBERS
Used Olds Ambassador Cornet Serial Numbers List Printable For example, I've got a 1974 Olds Ambassador Cornet that is a very nice player, even though it was built duirng a time of inconsistent quality from the factory. I think that with any vintage horn purchase it's important to evaluate the horn you're looking. The brand name was sold and horns were built under the Olds name, but they are not 'real' Olds'. Click to expand.If you do your research on Olds Central, like Ed suggests, you'll find that Olds closed in 1979.
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If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask and if you're looking to buy i can point you in the right direction. Right now it's in the shop getting the first valve lapped. The tone, range, and quality of this trumpet doesn't even compare to my bach student horn.
I own a '56 ambassador, early fullerton, and i love it. If you look at the bottom of this page, there is a really good synopsis on the history of olds. Later fullertons have an open pinky ring, straight cross bracing, hexagonal mouthpiece reciever, and machine engraved bell. An early fullerton has all of the same components as an la model: ie, closed pinky ring, 'z' shaped cross bracing, rounded mouthpiece receiver, hand cut block engraving on the bell.
OLDS AMBASSADOR CORNET SERIAL NUMBER PROFESSIONAL
Many believe these horns rival modern day professional trumpets, but this is just an opinion. As i said earlier, horns manufactured at the la plant and 'early fullertons' are usually the most sought after horns. To give you an idea of their reputation in the seventies, when the company folded in 1979 noone bought it.
In 1955 olds moved to fullerton california and began more automated prodcution, from about 10000 to 27000 trumpets a year, then to 50000 a year from the late sixties into the seventies. For the most part horns built in the los angeles plant are the most sought after, these being built up until 1954. Here is a chart of serial numbers and the year they were built according to that serial number: here's a quick run down on olds ambassadors. First off the horns you want to look for will be based on the serial number.