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Originally Posted by MFfan  I think I recommended the Ambassador in another thread recently. Many parts available , either at TheBandroom or cheap horns to cannabalize. Built very well and have a good sound, easy to play. I use to have a Reynolds Emporer cornet, aslo a quality instrument and have a Roth cornet that is a fine instrument, I believe. Reynolds parts are harder to find, I think. I read where the Medalist was a down grade from their earlier horns I have mentioned. If you can find a good Roth or Emporer, or others of that era I think you would be better off than having a Medalist. Probably others will opine. OLDLOU has a number of Reynolds and Olds horns.
I have never played a medalist model, so can't say how they compare in that way by personal experience.  |
As my buddy Dave states, I do have an assortment of Olds and Reynolds trumpets and cornets. In the student grade,Ambassador vs Medalist I do like my Ambassadors, but, prefer the Medalists, except the Texas built RMC Medalists, which in my opinion were poorly built, but, play well. The Cleveland and Fullerton Reynolds horns are far superior in every way. Like all makes, the higher grade horns just keep getting better, the higher in grade that you go. My Fullerton made Medalist trumpet is far better than any Ambassador trumpet that I have found and has features that only the mid grade and higher Olds horns have, such as trombone type main water valves and better designed valve spring mechanisms. My Medalist trumpet is EXTREMELY free blowing and requires some control on my part to keep from overpowering the rest of the section.
Another plus is that, on average, the Reynolds horns fetch lower prices than the Olds.
OLDLOU>>