Olds Super Star
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Bought yet another of these fine horns on Ebay last week. Perfect closet Queen. Cleaning, polishing and #1 and #3 slides, its going to be a sexy horn again;)
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What is a "super star?" I have never heard of this.
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@administrator said in Olds Super Star:
What is a "super star?" I have never heard of this.
Isn't it a Bad Company song?
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@administrator https://www.oldsbrass.com/domain.com/trumpet/olds77/suprstar.html , http://doctorsaxwoodwinds.com/shop/local-only/instruments/olds-super-star-trumpet-1977/
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@N1684T said in Olds Super Star:
Bought yet another of these fine horns on Ebay last week. Perfect closet Queen. Cleaning, polishing and #1 and #3 slides, its going to be a sexy horn again;)
I saw that and let it pass. I already have a Pinto!
Seriously though, that's a good horn. My N+1 days are over or I'd have bought it!
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Only the straight through airflow comes from the Pinto design. They are a professional horn in every way. I already have 2, so i will probably sell it later. Should be able to make a couple hundred on it, AND still get to play it awhile;)
One pet peeve i have with horns that have sat with dirty valves, are the black circle marks on the valves from the ports. Regular cleaning never makes them pretty. They work fine, but i like them pretty too;) Just soaked the valve bodies in ketchup and that seems to have done the trick.
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When was the last time you, or anybody else, looked at your valves when you played?
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@N1684T said in Olds Super Star:
Only the straight through airflow comes from the Pinto design. They are a professional horn in every way. I already have 2, so i will probably sell it later. Should be able to make a couple hundred on it, AND still get to play it awhile;)
One pet peeve i have with horns that have sat with dirty valves, are the black circle marks on the valves from the ports. Regular cleaning never makes them pretty. They work fine, but i like them pretty too;) Just soaked the valve bodies in ketchup and that seems to have done the trick.
I would see if you can buy a Blitz slide and valve cloth. They work great on valves and get all of the little black circles off. They are messy, but get the valve spotless and slick. About $5.
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Can't be as messy as ketchup;) Will try one.
Thats why i said it was a pet peave;) One of my many OCD impulses;)
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Ordered;)
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I ordered one too.
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I'm pretty sure you're supposed to rinse the ketchup off before putting the valves back in.
Like, 95% sure.
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Crap! Thats why the ketchup is coming out the bell!
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Is that how they get the color of rose brass?
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This horn also came with a Jet Tone mouthpiece in decent condition. Always wanted to try one, but like i figured, a 6A4A is very similar. Size is a 1A. Haven't done any research on them yet in regards to sizes.
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@N1684T said in Olds Super Star:
This horn also came with a Jet Tone mouthpiece in decent condition. Always wanted to try one, but like i figured, a 6A4A is very similar. Size is a 1A. Haven't done any research on them yet in regards to sizes.
Is it a Custom Model 1A? I play a 1B. I have a 1A in a cornet piece (really!) and it's flatter and I can feel the difference. I like both.
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Yep, custom model 1A
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@N1684T said in Olds Super Star:
Yep, custom model 1A
Most all of those Customs had a 21/32 size cup. Maynards was 19/32. Rims went from A-flattest/widest, to D- thinnest/rounded. Numbers where depth if I remember correctly 1-shallowest to 7(?) deepest. I'll try to find my bookmark of the pamphlet to be sure that's correct.
