Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale!

rbdeli · 06-29-2009, 07:04 PM

Olds Super

Needs finishing and looks like the valves need some work? Worth it?

A.N.A. Mendez · 06-29-2009, 07:36 PM

Looks solid, case is original, super only, in good shape.

Brian_88 · 06-29-2009, 11:48 PM

I was just at my best friend's house, looking at the old trumpets his dad has. The first was nothing special-an old Elkhart that was cool to see but not valuable. The second case said "Olds" and contained his dad's horn from high school. I opened it expecting an Ambassador, and was instead greeted by an Olds Super, circa 1962, with not so much as a flea-bite ding and the original lacquer (though pretty tarnished). I almost cried, because I know it hasn't been played in forty years...

operagost · 06-30-2009, 12:27 AM

So what did you offer for it?

Brian_88 · 06-30-2009, 06:51 AM

If I wasn't currently searching for a different trumpet, I probably would have! It was a very open, free blowing trumpet to play. I'm not sure whether I liked it or not, since I didn't have my usual mouthpiece along to try it with.

Uncle Dave · 07-02-2009, 02:58 AM

Hell Brian, I got one for sale on eBay that'll likely go for less than half of that horn and doesn't need valve work. Looks better too.

Uncle Dave

TekTrumpet27 · 07-04-2009, 02:38 PM

Looks like I'm not the only one who plays an Olds Super with a Schilke 14A4a mouthpiece!

Peter McNeill · 07-04-2009, 09:30 PM

Welcome Col.Locke to TM,
I fully agree with MFfan if you plan to play with other trumpeters, eg brass band, big band, concert band etc. Bach Strad should be first. If you will be playing as a solo trumpet in a small group then the Olds would work.

If I was in you position, I would look for a good Bach Strat 180-37 as it will do you for all your group work, and get an Olds to play around on. BTW I love Olds, and would go for an Olds Super Cornet as the second horn. Just for the flexibility and difference as a comparison to the Bach. The Bach 37 is probably the standard in quality and sound for off the shelf horns.
Good playing, and keep swingin', Most of all Enjoy it; and be patient.
Cheers

Peter McNeill · 07-08-2009, 09:44 AM

Hey I just noticed this mistake (above), it was for another thread...sorry guys. Funny how it has appeared twice, it must have been my error some-how.

rbdeli · 07-09-2009, 05:25 PM

Hey, Peter: Question for you:

With all those different horns you have, how many of them actually get played in your typical one week period?

I've always been curious about what horn collectors do with their horns.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter McNeill

Welcome Col.Locke to TM,
I fully agree with MFfan if you plan to play with other trumpeters, eg brass band, big band, concert band etc. Bach Strad should be first. If you will be playing as a solo trumpet in a small group then the Olds would work.

If I was in you position, I would look for a good Bach Strat 180-37 as it will do you for all your group work, and get an Olds to play around on. BTW I love Olds, and would go for an Olds Super Cornet as the second horn. Just for the flexibility and difference as a comparison to the Bach. The Bach 37 is probably the standard in quality and sound for off the shelf horns.
Good playing, and keep swingin', Most of all Enjoy it; and be patient.
Cheers

06-29-2009, 07:04 PM	#1
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06-29-2009, 07:36 PM	#2
A.N.A. Mendez Forte User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,227	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! Looks solid, case is original, super only, in good shape. __________________ (Above) Alexanders ragtime band-circa 1960 "Baby, I'm already the coolest, and the hippist, now you want me to be on time too?" Buddy Love "We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and our best generals to edit our newspapers." Robert E. Lee

06-29-2009, 11:48 PM	#3
Brian_88 New Friend Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 17	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! I was just at my best friend's house, looking at the old trumpets his dad has. The first was nothing special-an old Elkhart that was cool to see but not valuable. The second case said "Olds" and contained his dad's horn from high school. I opened it expecting an Ambassador, and was instead greeted by an Olds Super, circa 1962, with not so much as a flea-bite ding and the original lacquer (though pretty tarnished). I almost cried, because I know it hasn't been played in forty years... __________________ -Chris-Kratt Super Deluxe, Mid-60s -Olds Ambassador, Late 60s -Buescher Epoch No. 2 Cornet, 1907 -Buescher Tru-Tone Model 9, 1926 -Buescher Model 400, 1961-62 ------------------------------------ All on a Schilke 13a4a heavyweight

06-30-2009, 12:27 AM	#4
operagost Piano User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Phoenixville, PA, USA Posts: 267	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! So what did you offer for it? __________________ 2006 Yamaha Xeno 8335RGS 1987 Conn 100B "Doc Severinsen" 1946 Conn 22B "New York Symphony"

06-30-2009, 06:51 AM	#5
Brian_88 New Friend Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 17	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! If I wasn't currently searching for a different trumpet, I probably would have! It was a very open, free blowing trumpet to play. I'm not sure whether I liked it or not, since I didn't have my usual mouthpiece along to try it with. __________________ -Chris-Kratt Super Deluxe, Mid-60s -Olds Ambassador, Late 60s -Buescher Epoch No. 2 Cornet, 1907 -Buescher Tru-Tone Model 9, 1926 -Buescher Model 400, 1961-62 ------------------------------------ All on a Schilke 13a4a heavyweight

07-02-2009, 02:58 AM	#6
Uncle Dave New Friend Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weyburn, Sk., Canada Posts: 33	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! Hell Brian, I got one for sale on eBay that'll likely go for less than half of that horn and doesn't need valve work. Looks better too. Uncle Dave

07-04-2009, 02:38 PM	#7
TekTrumpet27 New Friend Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! Looks like I'm not the only one who plays an Olds Super with a Schilke 14A4a mouthpiece!

07-04-2009, 09:30 PM	#8
Peter McNeill Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 509	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! Welcome Col.Locke to TM, I fully agree with MFfan if you plan to play with other trumpeters, eg brass band, big band, concert band etc. Bach Strad should be first. If you will be playing as a solo trumpet in a small group then the Olds would work. If I was in you position, I would look for a good Bach Strat 180-37 as it will do you for all your group work, and get an Olds to play around on. BTW I love Olds, and would go for an Olds Super Cornet as the second horn. Just for the flexibility and difference as a comparison to the Bach. The Bach 37 is probably the standard in quality and sound for off the shelf horns. Good playing, and keep swingin', Most of all Enjoy it; and be patient. Cheers __________________ Peter Stopped Counting horns, But just 1 more will be perfect...

07-08-2009, 09:44 AM	#9
Peter McNeill Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 509	Re: Olds Fans: There is an Olds Super for Sale! Hey I just noticed this mistake (above), it was for another thread...sorry guys. Funny how it has appeared twice, it must have been my error some-how. __________________ Peter Stopped Counting horns, But just 1 more will be perfect...

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