TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - A rare Olds cornet slips under the radar on eBay!

sdleman · 08-31-2004, 03:07 AM

Tom,

I was the lucky bidder; I was on the lookout only because I have enjoyed your postings and the web page of Nick DeCarlis. By the way, Nick is strongly against restoring old Olds cornets and feels they play better with a minimum amount of cleaning and restoration. He refuses to chemically clean his hammered bell The Olds. However, for this price I had to take a chance on this one that will need some work. I actually have another The Olds cornet, s/n 1435 which has an original standard size shank mouthpiece receiver, not the larger Olds one (I have the original straight sided mouthpiece), which I will keep original out of respect to Nick. It has some engraving on the bell similar to an Olds Recording and only says F. E. Olds on the bell. Very unusual. Plays great, needs a couple dents removed. Like Nicks, it is the medium bore, ~.453. The Olds Standards have a similar wrap but a longer valve column and most of them are .460. I confess to also having an Olds Super Recording with the .468 bore.

I am very appreciative of having a horn like this and promise to look after the care and feeding and give it regular exercise.

Best wishes,

Steve

08-31-2004, 03:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
sdleman New Friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Tahoe Posts: 1	Tom, I was the lucky bidder; I was on the lookout only because I have enjoyed your postings and the web page of Nick DeCarlis. By the way, Nick is strongly against restoring old Olds cornets and feels they play better with a minimum amount of cleaning and restoration. He refuses to chemically clean his hammered bell The Olds. However, for this price I had to take a chance on this one that will need some work. I actually have another The Olds cornet, s/n 1435 which has an original standard size shank mouthpiece receiver, not the larger Olds one (I have the original straight sided mouthpiece), which I will keep original out of respect to Nick. It has some engraving on the bell similar to an Olds Recording and only says F. E. Olds on the bell. Very unusual. Plays great, needs a couple dents removed. Like Nicks, it is the medium bore, ~.453. The Olds Standards have a similar wrap but a longer valve column and most of them are .460. I confess to also having an Olds Super Recording with the .468 bore. I am very appreciative of having a horn like this and promise to look after the care and feeding and give it regular exercise. Best wishes, Steve