Posts made by GeorgeB

@administrator

I really enjoyed that video. Makes you want to pull up stakes and move there. The young people are terrific dancers. They were probably dancing like that in their cribs.
The rhythm of the entire video was fantastic.
George

@administrator

Don't forget Rafael Mendez.
George

@bigdub

Wayne, were you attempting something different in this picture ? It just seems a slight change in style. Or maybe it's just my old eyes. Regardless, it is a beautiful canvas.

George

@dr-go
All I have is a signed autograph by Louis Armstrong and a handshake from All Hirt...
George

@dr-go

Wow, Doc, the Recording sounds great but in this case it is because of the man blowing the notes. You are an amazing player, Doc. I can never make the Recording sound the way you do....
George

@davidpaul

Hey, David, I know what it is like to fall in love with an Olds horn. Mine, an 82 year old Recording ( 3 years younger than me ), is getting a lot of time with me and it is making my other horns jealous...

George

@barliman2001 said in Update on my Olds Recording:

@georgeb I know that feeling well... had exactly the same experience with my Recording.

it might really be the balanced make that does the trick.

Yes, I really believe that is true.

George

Well my Olds Recording arrived on Tuesday and I have been playing it mornings and afternoons ever since. I think my other horns are getting jealous.

Fortunately it arrived in perfect condition. And I do mean perfect. This baby looks like it just out of the showroom. It is 3 years younger than me ( 86 in July ) and in much better shape. I had a hard time finding any wear, but there was one tiny area at the bottom of the 3rd valve casing. The previous owner must have had a sweaty left hand pinkie. The rest of the horn is immaculate. This was a well cared for horn.

Because it was recommended to use a thicker grade of valve lubricant, I am using Berp #3. It may have helped, but there was plenty of compression and I am sure a #2 grade would have been just as good.

It is a balanced horn, the only one I have ever owned. Maybe that is what makes the Recording so versatile. I played classic, jazz ballads, swing and even some country music and it was fantastic.

It may not be the best playing trumpet in the world, but IMHO it is certainly one of the best.

All the good things I have heard and read about the Olds Recording are absolutely true. I am one huge happy camper.

And musn't forget Josh and Nate at Austin Custom Brass who go out of their way to make your purchase a pleasure.
George

@dr-go

Thanks for the link, Doc.

'39, '42, whatever, doesn't matter to me all that much. My understanding is that the early years of the Recordings were the best and it looks like I now own one of them.
George

@barliman2001

Hope you gets lots of enjoyable hours playing it.
George

@davidpaul

I am happy you took the time to reply, David. It is annoying when you offer help and never hear back.

I am awaiting my 1939 Olds Recording that is in transit. Now that is a real Olds and can't wait to play it.
George

@ssmith1226

Absolutely sizzling...also pretty wild and crazy. At least he had enough sense to perform outside the building. And he plays a decent trombone.
George

@barliman2001 said in Olds Recording:

@administrator Only four or five months ago, I scored an almost pristine 1938 recording - one of the few horns I've ever had where I've had the feeling that the horn knows beforehand what I'm trying to do, and simply does it...

Good to know. I can really use all the help I can get.
George

@bigdub

It played OK for me, Wayne.
Woweee !!! some great mixing there. You must have a neat recording set-up.
And it sounds like the Glen Miller arrangement. The trumpet solo was right on.
Loved it, buddy.
George

@dr-go said in Olds Recording:

@georgeb said in Olds Recording:

@dr-go said in Olds Recording:

George, what year?

I believe the first Olds Recording was made in 1942. It was preceeded by the Super Recording that was made about 1939.

I'm just going by what the boys at ACB told me. Maybe it is a '42.
George

@dr-go
You didn't have to tell me that was you, Doc. The older you get the more to start to look like Doc Severinsen. Question now is will you still be playing into your 90's ?????
George

@kehaulani said in Hetman. What's up?:

I've mostly switched to B.E.R.P. too. What I like about Hetmann is its various grades.

Are you aware that BERP comes in 3 different viscosities numbered 1, 2 and 3 ? The 3 is quite heavy and great for some older horns.
George

@dr-go said in Olds Recording:

George, what year?

Hi, Doc. They tell me the serial number puts it at either a 1938 or 1939.

By the way, while chances aren't great we'll meet in this world, I would sure love to play with you on our recordings in a duet in the great hereafter.

George

After a long search I finally found exactly what I was looking for : an Olds Recording at a price I could afford, thanks to Trent Austin. Right now it is likely in Canada Customs so it should soon be in my hot little hands. Man I cannot wait.

Here's a video showing off the 1938-39 Olds Recording

George