Nearly Flawless Olds Recording Trumpet You can see from the photos. Excellent playing condition with original weathered lacquer. Other cup mouthpiece serial numbers are not available at this time. manufacture date: 1977 Current Location: Alaska note: 2 bell presentation horn, 1977 #2 Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. The serial number on trumpets are located on either side of their center valves. Type in the serial number printed on the outside of your second valve. Also included are a ProTec case and a non-descript mute as shown. It could be off by a year or so, but the dater is not very detailed. Olds and Son Trumpet "Opera" Fullerton Calif Year 1959. (The insurance tends to be a bulk of the cost, however it has been well worth it in the past.Vintage F. When shipping, we fully insure through USPS, UPS or FEDEX available on request. Call or email us with any questions or for any specific pictures. They are both pro horns in every sense, and play noticeably better than my Ambassador which I consider to be a very good trumpet.”Īs with all of our instruments, we've processed it through our repair shop and put it into top playing shape. The Fullertons play exactly alike and offer a bright, vibrant sound. One player’s account of their Olds Special, “I have three Olds Specials two Fullertons and a Los Angeles. Dale Olsen, who was R&D director at Olds in the 1960s, the company was a “one tolerance shop,” meaning that all brass instruments were crafted to the same close tolerances, regardless of price or market niche.” Because Olds management was concerned about the possible effects of a low-priced model on the company’s reputation, Reynolds insisted the horn be built to the same quality and tolerances of the rest of the line, only with less-expensive bracing and other features. In fact, the trumpet was designed in tandem with the Mendez professional model. Among his first design actions were the renowned Ambassador model trumpet, cornet and trombone (1948). “In the late 1940s, in a meeting between Reynolds, Reg Olds and Berlin, it was decided to pursue the student musician market for which great projections had been made. Here we have a nice 1959 Olds Special trumpet.
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