Just joined the forum. Totally new to the trumpet. Would like some help. Wanting to play jazz, maybe some classcal someday. Louis Armstrong is my favorite. Anyway, glad to be here.

@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!!!

@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!!!

@barliman2001 said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77 Nice. But what about the branding on the bell?

Olds. Elkhart Ind.

@barliman2001 said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77 Better put pictures in. Then people can find out for themselves, and you will probably get some valuable knowledge about your horn...

@Dr-GO said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77 said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Gendreauj said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77
Welcome to the forum.
What brand, model and mouthpieces do you have? Have taken a lesson yet?
Do you play other instruments?

Thanks for the warm welcome. I play a Olds student trumpet. I have a 3C and 7C mouthpeice.

Which Olds student? Ambassador?

It's just a student model I think.

@Gendreauj said in New Guy from Ky!!:

@Charles77
Welcome to the forum.
What brand, model and mouthpieces do you have? Have taken a lesson yet?
Do you play other instruments?

Thanks for the warm welcome. I play a Olds student trumpet. I have a 3C and 7C mouthpeice.

Just joined the forum. Totally new to the trumpet. Would like some help. Wanting to play jazz, maybe some classcal someday. Louis Armstrong is my favorite. Anyway, glad to be here.