study888

It seems the Older Olds Studio Trumpet is more sought after than the tri-metal Olds Special trumpet. The specs. and valves appear to be the same. They appear the same in every respect except that the Studio has a brass bell with 1/4 to 1/8 of it in nickel silver. The Olds Special has a nickel silver bell with 1/4 to 1/8 of it on older version a bronze bell and the newer tri-metal with a rose brass bell. May have been the same on both.Just a marketing word ploy. Does one play that superior to the other? Are they very differant in sound? Like the Studio very bright and the Special very dark. The tri- Special seems not to be as popular as its older version are even the ambassadors. It seems that the metal mix would have made it a very great sounding horn with a unique sound all its own instead of being the red headed step child of the Olds Family. All comments welcomed.

djm6701

My experience has been that the Studio is a very bright horn whereas the Special is a little darker but has less resistance.

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Dave M.
Richmond Hill (Toronto), Ontario, CANADA

Kanstul WB1600
1952 L.A. Olds Recording, 1975 L.A. Benge 3x, Yamaha 631 Flugel, Olds Flugel

GR 65.6 Mouthpieces

bigaggietrumpet

I'm currently doing a lot of playing on a LA Studio (ca. 1950). The bell flare is indeed, solid nickel. And it definitely makes a big difference, too. The horn is naturally bright, but not to the point that you can't use it in legit situations (I played a classical quintet gig with it once). That being said, the Studio is much more at home in a jazzy situtation. I've not yet had the pleasure of playing/owning a Special (though I've been keeping my eyes open), but I'd imagine the sound would be slightly warmer, dunno about darker.

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Michael Smith
Hullabaloo: The official band of Texas A&M Basketball
Kanstul 1537/ Schilke 14
LA Olds Studio

pangaea

I'd have to look up the exact specs, but the Special is really an ambassador w/ fancier trim. Literally. The Studio is a different animal. I believe the Studio and the Super had a different leadpipe from the Ambassador and a few other Olds models as well...a tighter venturi for one thing.