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1. #OLDS AMBASSADOR CORNET SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBERS#
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We paid $125 for it from a guy that lived on a sailboat in Ft. Vernon Bach Stradivarius trumpet that my dad and I bought in 1974 for me in High School. Vernon horns provided that the condition of the instrument warrants consideration. In time, many very knowledgeable Bachophiles will covet these VERY early Elkhart horns as much or MORE than the Mt. Considering your horns serial number being within a couple of thousand within the 1965 and 30,000 start of production, I’d say that you are the owner of a horn that was made with an extraordinary level of pride or care.Ĭongratulations. Vernon horns were revered were motivating factors of the workers. Pride to show the high level craftsmanship that they had knowing how Mt. Vernon? Maybe but your bell most likely was made in Elkhart Indiana.įor what it’s worth, Bach expert/historian Roy Hempley told me that there was much pride in Elkhart and it is thought by many that these very early Elkhart horns were the equal to and perhaps even somewhat better that the Mt. My guess is that yours was produced late ’65 or sometime ’66, but not 1964. The factory shop card indicated that it’s production date is April 15, 1965.

I own a new old stock Bach 37 cornet, absolute pristine. Paul, your 37 was manufacturer’s after 1965. Merger of UMI and Selmer into Conn-Selmer Selmer Industries buys Steinway Musical PropertiesĪcquisition of United Musical Instruments Moved to 3rd factory621 East 216th Street 107 Stġst Mercury model trumpets using German Valve blocks. Vincent Bach 1st published Cornet Solos210 W. Vincent Bach designed and handcrafted his first mouthpieces. All information is copyright per the original owner/source. We’re always looking for more information/corrections to include, so please email us through our contact us link in the header.

#OLDS AMBASSADOR CORNET SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBERS#

We decided to combine into a single timeline reference to better understand the instrument serial numbers vs. Recording 7.There are multiple sources for the Vincent Bach trumpet on the internet today. In 1999 dollars the range is about $1,243 (Special) to $1,978 (Super Recording)įor Sale! This is a list of the basic line of trumpets made over the past 70 years or so. Here’s a linkwith Consumer Price Index data which can be used to convert these prices to current dollars. The 1941 catalog shows the following models and prices: Special $110, Standard $135, Super $150, Super Recording $175. What was the price of an Olds trumpet in 1941?

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The Olds trombones had a separate series of numbers that started in the ‘teens and were higher than those of the trumpets and cornets through the 1930s and 1940s (about 10,000 by 1938).

When did the Olds trumpet and cornet come out?Īnother catalog is actually dated 1939 and shows the Radio model cornet but still does not introduce the Super Recording trumpet and cornet. The Serial Number Is: 27920 Comes Exactly As Listed. The Bell Is Engraved With: Super Olds Made By F.E. The Trumpet Plays Amazing There Is nothing Wrong With Its Sound Or The Buttons. What’s the serial number on an Olds trumpet? The trumpet is the only brass instrument to use a shallow, bowl shaped mouthpiece, whereas the cornet’s mouthpiece is deeper and v-shaped. What’s the difference between a cornet and trumpet?Ī difference in design The cornet also has a conical shaped bore (the main bit leading up to the bell where the sound comes out) whereas the trumpet has a cylindrical shaped bore. I don’t expect it to be in the King Liberty league. I perfectly understand that it’s a heavy student horn. The thread’s overall conclusion is ‘Olds Ambassador trombone is NO good’. Production immediately increased to around 10,000 horns a year, and accelerated to about 27,000 a year before moving to Fullerton in 1955. Shortly after the war they introduced the immensely successful Ambassador line. Olds produced about 800 horns a year before WWII, and perhaps 2000/year immediately after the war. On a trumpet, look on either side of the center valve for the serial number. Serial numbers on trombones normally appear on the body near the slide receiver (arrow) or on the slide receiver or mouthpiece receiver (circled). Where is the serial number on an Olds trombone? The serial number on trumpets are located on either side of their center valves.If it has a longer serial number, such as #175000, that would indicate it is much newer, such as from 1980 in this case.Trumpets will usually have a serial number on either side of their center valve.