This is a Professional Trumpet in-spite of what you may have heard about Ambassadors. (The insurance tends to be a bulk of the cost, however it has been well worth it in the past.Here is a 1956 Olds ambassador completely original with case/ Keys /mouthpiece/ lyre ! If this Trumpet doesn’t have the sound I’m about to tell you about then by all means send it back. When shipping, we fully insure through USPS, UPS or FEDEX available on request. Call or email us with any questions or for any specific pictures. They are both pro horns in every sense, and play noticeably better than my Ambassador which I consider to be a very good trumpet.”Īs with all of our instruments, we've processed it through our repair shop and put it into top playing shape. The Fullertons play exactly alike and offer a bright, vibrant sound. One player’s account of their Olds Special, “I have three Olds Specials two Fullertons and a Los Angeles. Dale Olsen, who was R&D director at Olds in the 1960s, the company was a “one tolerance shop,” meaning that all brass instruments were crafted to the same close tolerances, regardless of price or market niche.” Because Olds management was concerned about the possible effects of a low-priced model on the company’s reputation, Reynolds insisted the horn be built to the same quality and tolerances of the rest of the line, only with less-expensive bracing and other features. In fact, the trumpet was designed in tandem with the Mendez professional model.
Among his first design actions were the renowned Ambassador model trumpet, cornet and trombone (1948).
“In the late 1940s, in a meeting between Reynolds, Reg Olds and Berlin, it was decided to pursue the student musician market for which great projections had been made. Here we have a nice 1959 Olds Special trumpet.
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