| My copy of the 'Concise Oxford Dictionary' mentions wine and cars; A 'vintage' wine is one of "high quality kept apart.." and a vinatage car is simply one made betrween 1917 and 1930, as distinct from a "veteran" which must have been made "before either 1916 or 1905"......
I suspect that when we talk about 'vintage' brass instruments that we actually mean "classic" status, which COD lists as; "......harmonious, well-proportioned and finished..." And; "...of acknowledged excellence...", and; "...historic associations..." amongst many and detailed definitions. |