...and even more important, welcome back mickvanflugel. Glad you are back and don't be a stranger here, or a least not stranger then me!

@dr-go said in New old member or old new member, can't remember:

@georgeb georgeb, are you still a union player after all these years?

No, Doc, when I quit playing in 1965 I dedicated myself to climbing the ladder of success in the printing and publishing business to give a good life to my wife a 3 sons, and it was the right move at the time. I started out in that business in a daily newspaper as a proof runner, then an advertising salesman and finally into management. I retired at the close of 2000 as general manager, publisher and vice president at one of eastern Canada's largest printing and publishing operations. I never touched a horn again until 2016 and I no longer play for money, so I had no need for the musicians union. But they were sure a great help to me when me and my band were members.

@barliman2001 I see his store is not operational anymore, but I wonder if he is still living? I guess "Wonderful Woodpecker's" was because he was a woodworker/furniture maker?

'Allo right 👉 back at'cha.

The trumpet 🎺 will be your unforgiving mistress for the first several years, but if you give it time and patience, it will be your most precious love that will open your life beyond compare. Stick with this site, read the input from our valuable members, then we will show you the way.

Welcome to TB! I admire your indomitable spirit, and your unquenchable thirst for music. Feel free to ask any question you might want answered, even if the question sounds stupid to your ears - there is a saying in Vienna, "You can only get cleverer by asking stupid questions."
As to holding the instrument: ErgoBrass have a very nice contraption that might suit your needs.

@J-Jericho thank you and I too remember you as well. Looking forward to reacquianting with many of you fine folk on here. Again, thank you for the welcoming comments and I'll be sharing as time progresses.

Art C

I have two right now - an Ed/D Ambassador trumpet and an L-12 flugelhorn. I’ve owned two Ambassador Bb trumpets and one Ambassador cornet in the past, and none of them really impressed me. The only reason I kept the Eb/D Ambassador and the L-12 flugelhorn is that although I rarely have the need for either, it’s nice to have them available when the opportunity arises that I do need one. I don’t have much money tied up in either one, so I’m happy to let them sit in the closet most of the time.

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@J-Jericho said in New Guy from Ky!!:

It's a post-1979 Olds, likely manufactured recently. I'll bet that the bell engraving says "Olds", rather than "F. E. Olds & Sons". It looks like a modern Blessing variation made in China, perhaps serviceable, perhaps not. The valve block looks identical to a Blessing cornet that I had several years ago. The valves moved nicely, but one was misaligned. After I corrected that, intonation was still not that good.

Is the trumpet pictured above serviceable and playable? Maybe. My first trumpet was one of the worst musical instruments ever made, and Charles77's is probably much better, but I still developed and improved my skills on it. I upgraded to an intermediate horn after a year when my band director told me to get rid of the one I was playing.

Ain't had no problem out of it yet. I keep it clean and oiled, and greased. I'd like to have me a Bach Strativarius one day. But, as of right now the wallet, and LIFE says no...LOL!!!

@Dale-Proctor Thanks very much! Although my tenure with the NHMP is relatively brief, the value of the program is very clear!