crowmadic

I have a 1958 Olds Ambassador trumpet and a 1963 Holton Collegiate trumpet. One of them must go. My wife is pregnant with our 10th child, and everyone needs a new pair of shoes. For those of you who have played both these horns which one would you sell, and why?..............crow A.K.A Studly

rowuk

Studly,
if it is the pair of shoes that is significant, you need to sell the one that will bring the most money - even if that is only 50 cents. I think the Holton is worth more. Actually, a better decision would be to sell the wife and kids and buy yourself a NEW trumpet. If you have a 10th child on the way, the 11th is surely inevitable and then you would have to sell the other horn too!

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Jude

The Ambassador probably says "Fullerton" on it, right? So does mine - sell it, as long as you have it everybody's going to be telling you how much better the ones made in Los Angeles used to be. Even if that's all they know about Olds horns. It gets kinda depressing, after a while...

omelet

Just play them at your wife's belly, and maybe it'll be afraid to come out

rowuk

I guess you don't have any kids..............................

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Vulgano Brother

Sell both horns, buy a chinese knock-off, and don't take any of those little blue pills!

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Jude

Or you could do what Rafael Mendez' father did: don't sell anything, form your own band! Make shoelessness part of the look, like Canadian Brass and their white athletic shoes. You've got enough for 2 quintets already, go for 3! - thereby increasing the odds of one of them making it and supporting everybody. Or of covering 3 pitches simultaneously, making it harder for the cops to shut everybody down at once. More horns, more music, more little pills, more joy! (Who says you can't get good advice on the Internet?)

(And this thread was moved to the Horns?? forum?)

Firestas'1

How do you find time to play? I only have one son and he pretty much makes me exhausted by himself most days!

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flugelgirl

Wow - yeah, with 10 kids you better just sell them both! I can't even imagine what it must be like at your house! I am thankful every day that I don't have any kids, which means I still have practice time, abs, and all my horns! Whew, 10 kids......

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