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Tootsall · 01-30-2007, 12:36 PM

Looks like a good buy to me. The condition is really not that bad... a few dents in the leadpipe which you might want to get corrected (I can most highly recommend Leigh McKinney at Eclipse ... pm me for my reasoning why). I would expect the same quality in the Ambassador cornets as are found in the trumpets so there should be no worries there.

As far as mouthpieces; I would think that the Ambassador cornet would be designed more to take the typical "American" cornet piece which, as you probably know, has a "C" cup and a slightly longer shank than that of the Wick variety. I have tried a Bach cornet with both the American and Wick mouthpieces and the main difference seemed to be in the mellowness of sound with the Wick.

Reckon you'll have to test that out on your own however.

01-30-2007, 12:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Re: F.E. Olds ambassador cornet purchased on ebay Looks like a good buy to me. The condition is really not that bad... a few dents in the leadpipe which you might want to get corrected (I can most highly recommend Leigh McKinney at Eclipse ... pm me for my reasoning why). I would expect the same quality in the Ambassador cornets as are found in the trumpets so there should be no worries there. As far as mouthpieces; I would think that the Ambassador cornet would be designed more to take the typical "American" cornet piece which, as you probably know, has a "C" cup and a slightly longer shank than that of the Wick variety. I have tried a Bach cornet with both the American and Wick mouthpieces and the main difference seemed to be in the mellowness of sound with the Wick. Reckon you'll have to test that out on your own however.