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    • administrator
      administrator Global Moderator last edited by

      Thread for ongoing discussions / photos, etc regarding vintage Olds trumpets.

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      • Dr GO
        Dr GO last edited by

        OK. My signature line says it all.

        Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
        Harrelson Summit 2017
        Kanstul 1526 2012
        Getzen Power Bore 1961
        Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
        Martin Committee 1946
        Olds Super Recording 1940
        Olds Recording (LA) 1953
        Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
        Olds Ambassador 1965

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          Mike Ansberry last edited by

          Super Recording and L12.jpeg

          fMy 2 GO go to horns.

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            dizzyizzy last edited by

            Thought I'd throw a line as to my collection out there...

            Olds A6-ST (1979) Fullerton / one of the "last" of the few "Ambassadors" made for the European Cornet market (Not to be confused with the "other" Ambassador line, (they should have used a different name as the two instruments are nothing alike). These are supposedly "rare as hen's teeth".
            Olds Ambassador (1961) Fullerton / my first student horn
            Olds Mendez (1960) Fullerton /
            Olds Opera (1966) /
            Olds Recording (1969) Fullerton /
            Olds Super Recording (1947) Los Angeles /
            "The Olds" (1930) Los Angeles / Pre-War - created "before" Olds used "model" names...so its simply "The Olds".

            Among 27 vintage horns in my herd...which I need to thin out, as I'm just too old nowadays.

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              Perry D last edited by

              I love Olds trumpets. I've had LA Ambassadors, a Fullerton & LA Recording and my current is a 1948 Old Super. Probably blasphemy among Olds historians...but I had the Super silver plated a couple weeks ago. It was a great survivor horn with excellent valves and no signs of previous trauma. I love the gold wash bell that extends to the tone ring. Olds Super Bell  01.JPG Olds Super 06.JPG Olds Super 05.JPG Olds Super 02.JPG

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              • barliman2001
                barliman2001 Global Moderator last edited by

                For the last few years, my main axe has been a Recording...20231229_204117.jpg
                combined here with a Swiss Brand Turbo mouthpiece in 1 1/2 C size

                Courtois Balanced
                Courtois D
                Olds Recording
                Buescher Aristocrat
                Gaudet C
                Selmer G
                Courtois 154 Flugelhorn
                Besson International Bb cornet
                Courtois Bb cornet
                B&H Sovereign Soprano Cornet
                B&H Sovereign trombone
                Willy Garreis trombone
                Weltklang Euph

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                • Dr GO
                  Dr GO @barliman2001 last edited by

                  @barliman2001 said in Olds Club:

                  For the last few years, my main axe has been a Recording...!

                  A great axe to handle. So versatile and always with an amazing tone.... that crosses both jazz and classical genres. Not sure how this horn does it, but it does.

                  Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
                  Harrelson Summit 2017
                  Kanstul 1526 2012
                  Getzen Power Bore 1961
                  Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
                  Martin Committee 1946
                  Olds Super Recording 1940
                  Olds Recording (LA) 1953
                  Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
                  Olds Ambassador 1965

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                  • Dale Proctor
                    Dale Proctor last edited by Dale Proctor

                    I have a couple…a 1969 L-12 flugelhorn with a GR/Melk leadpipe and a 1977 A-11E Eb/D trumpet.

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                    1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
                    1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
                    1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
                    1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
                    1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
                    1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
                    1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
                    1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet

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                    • Richard III
                      Richard III @Dale Proctor last edited by

                      @Dale-Proctor Sometime ago I was helping clean out my brother-in-law's storage unit. There I see an Olds Ambassador cornet in a case. It belonged to my nephew when he was in middle school or something like that. I took it home and had it cleaned and straightened. For the last few months it has been sitting by my side in my practice room. It does everything I could ask a horn to do and it does all that easier than all my other horns. It sort of feels like I don't need the twenty something trumpets and cornets I have sitting around. Who knew a little cornet like that would be that great.

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                      Richard III

                      1977 Olds Ambassador Cornet

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