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There are very few minor dings, and some lacquer wear that has been hand polished. TESTED, CLEANED & SERVICED - Ready to play. MORE HI-RESOLUTION PHOTOS here: ibb.co/album/hRmzjL?sort=name_ascĮxcellent, SUPER CLEAN, vintage pre-owned condition. Google "Greynwood" to see our feedback on other sites.ġ948 - First year Ambassador! This beautiful very early Olds Ambassador cornet appears to have been very well cared for. We're new to Reverb, but we've been selling top notch new & pre-owned items on multiple online marketplaces since 2009. Mr.We're a small family business in Atlanta, GA. Mendez takes center stage in the gallery, but notice the instrumentīeing held by Vincent Clarke of the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra. "Your Guarantee of Quality" and a second gallery of Olds artists. The bass trombones appear a few pages earlier. Mouthpiece listed, but none for bass trombone - despited the fact that Later catalogs (e.g., 1957 & 1958) list a singleīaritone mouthpiece, size 10. Mouthpieces appear to simply be the three largest trombone Pretty much in line with later catalogs, except the baritone Introduced circa 1952, it's reasonable to conclude that this catalog Olds Cases and Mouthpieces, Rafael Mendez AlbumĪvailability of the Rafael Mendez record album and mouthpieces (cornetĪnd trumpet) indicates that the Olds/Mendez association had beenĮstablished when this catalog was assembled however, the Olds MendezĬornet and trumpet are not mentioned in the catalog at all - not even a Piccolo at the University of Southern California and in a US Navy bandīeing a woodwind person, I'll just sort of gloss over these. I think I see the hand of Reginald Olds (who played flute and Haynes made (and continues to make) very highly-regarded flutes and Haynes Company of Boston) is proudly and repeatedly mentioned. The other woodwinds in the catalog which are branded Olds but were madeīy other companies, the actual manufacturer of these instruments (the Haynes Regular Model Flute, French Model Flute, and Piccolo I've included them in case someone is looking for information, but (notīeing a woodwind person), I haven't made any comments.Īmbassador Bb Clarinets (in metal, ebonite, and wood), Special BbĬlarinet, Special Bb bass clarinet, Special Eb alto clarinet.Īmbassador Junior oboe, Ambassador oboe, and Plataux oboe, andĪmbassador flute and piccolo, Special flute and piccolo, Super flute. The next several pages list Olds woodwinds The marketing of the pBone Mini introduced in 2012 Then there's the copy! They were marketing this thing as aīeginner horn, with the idea that young trombonists could easily reachĪll seven positions. Never an Ambassador - I'd never even heard of them before I saw thisĬatalog. This is just is further proof that Olds was producing horns of thatĪmbassador Bass Trombne is a well-known model, nothing shocking there -īut an Ambassador Alto Trombone?! I've seen Olds alto trombones, but The significance of the early Olds double-valve basses elsewhere on this Super Bb-F Model Bass, and the Super Bb-F-E Model Bass. Recording Model Symphony Bass (actually a tenor with f-attachment),
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Was a full line of brasses, and here we see the steps in that Horns in F(with optional Eb slides) or Bb. Studio baritones, Ambassador mellphone, and Ambassador single French Product, so it is probably at least one year removed from its Own two-page layout showing the trombone, trumpet, and cornetįor that line Note that the Recording line is not referred to as a new The five Olds lines are presented, each with their That the company is still located at 1914 Raymond Avenue in Los Angeles. Ladies from Madison College) and the usual introductory material. Some nice pictures of Olds artists (including the aforementioned young Horn, and it does look like an O-45 or O-48. Madison College shown on the inside front cover is holding a double Sharp eyes, you might notice leftmost young lady in the group from Sample around to photograph when the time came. "tease" the upcoming introduction of the O-45/O-48, but didn't have a That Olds eventually introduced bore a much greater resemblance to theĬonn 6D than the old Super double. It is expected to be available in the near future." The double horn Has been delayed by the full schedule of many new instruments however, that reads: "Production of the famous OLDS DOUBLE FRENCH HORN The cover of a post-WWII catalog? Well, there's a note on
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A small number of French horns (singles and doubles) were made just before the US entered WWII. Views of a Super Olds double French horn. I haven't been able to pin down an exact year for this catalog, but I'dįor me, the cover alone was worth the price.