Uncle Dave

I am having my Olds Ambassador cornet stripped to raw brass and refurbished at MusicAid(in London, Ontario) and the serial # is 28191. I think that is a fairly early serial number for the Ambassador line and I wonder if anybody out there has an earlier Ambassador cornet? Is there a mouthpiece made that will fit the horn, or should I have a new receiver fitted?

uncledave

ChaseFan

This article at the "Olds Central" Web site should answer your question about the large-shank Olds cornet mouthpieces
Olds Large Shank Cornet Mouthpieces

The home page for that Olds Central site is
Olds Central: Information on trumpets and cornets by F. E Olds and Son 1928-1979

And the serial number list for determining the year of your cornet is at
F. E. Olds and Son Serial Numbers
as shown in the link from the Olds Central home page.

It appears that your cornet is from 1948, the first year they were made.

I tried a 1948-1949 one a couple of years ago and the seller said that the first year of Ambassadors had greater air resistance than later years because Ambassadors were changed after the first year, but I don't know if that referred to the trumpets or to the cornets or to both.

Dean

stephan

I have a 1951 Ambassador cornet.
I bought a body of a 1957 on ebay and put the receiver on my 1951.
From 1955 to 1957, the receiver was a small taper with the round design.

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Bach stradivarius 25LR 72 trumpet (Bach 1 1/2 C mpc)
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1951 Olds Ambassador Cornet (Denis wick 3B and 4W mpc)