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HoboTrumpet · 01-30-2007, 01:21 PM

I also just bought an Olds Ambassador cornet –*from 1970 – on eBay. The thing looks like it was never used – perfect lacquer and everything. I was surprised to find one in such good condition. When I started my search for a back-up horn a month or so ago it was the first model I thought of. Maybe it's because I started out on an Ambassador cornet in 5th grade, but I've always had a fondness for these horns. My new one wasn't out of the case five minutes before I had to go on a Arban's Characteristic Study binge! I use a Stork 1.5C with it (looks almost identical to my trumpet 1.5C) so it doesn't exactly sound like a Besson 928 with a Wick 2W, but it will work for my purposes. Enjoy your Ambassador!

01-30-2007, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
HoboTrumpet Pianissimo User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Ulm, MN Posts: 92	Re: F.E. Olds ambassador cornet purchased on ebay I also just bought an Olds Ambassador cornet –*from 1970 – on eBay. The thing looks like it was never used – perfect lacquer and everything. I was surprised to find one in such good condition. When I started my search for a back-up horn a month or so ago it was the first model I thought of. Maybe it's because I started out on an Ambassador cornet in 5th grade, but I've always had a fondness for these horns. My new one wasn't out of the case five minutes before I had to go on a Arban's Characteristic Study binge! I use a Stork 1.5C with it (looks almost identical to my trumpet 1.5C) so it doesn't exactly sound like a Besson 928 with a Wick 2W, but it will work for my purposes. Enjoy your Ambassador! __________________ Bb: Yamaha 8335G C:Yamaha 6445H