#F.E. OLDS CORNET SERIAL NUMBERS PROFESSIONAL#
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It looks reasonably well made but not fancy or expensive.Through the years there have been just a few primary models manufactured by Vincent Bach and related companies.
#F.E. OLDS CORNET SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#
Oddly it does not have a serial number that I can see. I bought it used about 1972.Įngraving says 'Made for F.E. I have an old Alto sax that has been in my closet since 1973 or so. NEW! The Olds Guarantee covered a lot of things, but lacquer was not one of them! See how Olds explained it on this page from gurarantee booklet from the mid-50s. Note the first and third triggers, as seen on the top-line Mendez! F. The design had nothing to do with the popular student instrument. The use of the name Ambassador may seem confusing, but according to the late, famed trumpeter Irving Bush, was selected as being more appropriate for the English market, as in 'British Ambassador'. Olds - A-6S Ambassador Short Shepherd's Crook A35,1XX Note: this is a factory-built professional cornet, which was originally made for export to Wales. Olds - Opera 630,1XX (second version - the Opera was almost entirely nickel-silver, with brass details)ġ978 F.E. Olds - Opera 333,1XX (first version - the Opera was almost entirely nickel-silver, with brass details)ġ968 F.E. (my Father's trumpet, restoration by Rich Ita's Brass Instrument Workshop)ġ956 F.E. (restoration by Rich Ita's Brass Instrument Workshop) Every instrument is subjected to the most minute quality control inspection – to make sure that each is fully responsive to every musical. Today the legacy continues – Olds instruments are produced in the most modern manufacturing and research facilities. Olds has produced the highest quality of band instruments in America. While the early cornets were wooden, the trumpet, because of its royal. The trumpet, the cylindrical member of the brass family, speaks in a brilliant, martial, and confident manner, as royalty speaks, so its early history is easily traced through the record of kings and queens. The trumpet and cornet both stem from common ancestry. The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth (F.E.) Olds in Los Angeles, California in the early 1900s. Olds didn't manufacture saxophones (the Olds Super being a possible exception), so what you have was probably made by Martin or Buescher for F.E. If this web site's numbers are correct and they apply to saxophones, then it was made around 1950. I continue to search for a Military model cornet. Later, this would become standard on the Olds Military model trumpet and cornet, and an available option on other models as well.
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Olds 'Hammered Bell' Trumpet (60X) This was made during the first year that Olds made trumpets, and must be one of the first made with the distintive hammered finish on the bell. Obviously a well-cared for instrument, it still has its original case, key, and mouthpiece.ġ929 F.E. This example had been nicely re-lacquered in the past. Both were available with the optional hand-hammered bell, which later became standard on the Military Model cornet and trumpet. As near as I can tell, this was replaced around 1930 with the design I generally refer to as 'The Olds” or “Standard” - and is the model I play for gigs. Olds - Hammered Bell 7XX collection Tom Meachamġ929 Olds Cornet with hammered bell (881) In the first year of Olds cornet production, the design ws fairly ordinary, and had no model name.
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If you own a cornet or trumpet by Olds, consider entering your data at the OLDS REGISTER website.ġ928c F.E. Olds & Sons, Los Angeles and Fullerton, California