Photo from Robb Stewartħ Years Built: ca The Olds French Model Trumpet Variants: Available in French bore only. 31 Super Trumpet Years Built: by before WWII Variants: Only one bore size not specified in the catalog Significant Characteristics: Nickel Tone Ring applied to the bell flare at the rim. Photo from Robb Stewartĥ The Olds Symphony Trumpet Years Built: ca before 1932 Variants: Available in M-SYM and Symphony (large) bores Significant Characteristics: The Martin large bore offering. Reynolds helped launch the Ambassador student line and enforced rigorous quality standards for new products such as the Olds Studio models until his death at the factory in Reynolds apprentice Zigmant Kanstul assumed Reynolds post, but pressures from new owners for greater returns on higher volume production led to a decline in quality and Kanstul left to run Benge for King in Unable to achieve desired profit margins, or to sell the company for an inflated price in an over-supplied market, Norlin shut down Olds and auctioned off the assets in 1979.ģ Years Built: ca /48 The Olds Standard Trumpet Variants: Available in Medium, Large Medium and Large Large Medium bores Significant Characteristics: Bb/A quick change by way of the under-mounted stop-rod on the tuning slide Catalog GraphicĤ The Olds Military Trumpet Years Built: ca /8 Variants: Available in Small, Medium and Large Medium bores Significant Characteristics: Hammered finish on the entire bell. CMI hired King designer and former York apprentice Foster Reynolds out of retirement to run the Olds plant. Olds was absorbed by the holding Company Chicago Musical Instruments at the end of World War II. Early the following year, the company, under son Reginald B Olds, introduced its first trumpets.
1954 Trombone and trumpet serial number lists merged 1955 production moved from LA to Fullerton (between 149,6xx, 150,3xx) 1956 eliminated large-shank mouthpiece receiver on cornetss (189,611) 1958 redesigned Ambassador cornets & trumpets.
Five days into the trip, Olds died of a massive heart attack and was buried at sea. Olds Trumpet Serial Numbers An Index to Olds Instruments. In 1928, Olds and his wife embarked on a lengthy cruise aboard the SS City of Los Angeles. This expanded into the band instrument company that bore his name. Some time before 1910, he began to manufacture trombones in his garage. Frank Olds, who was born in 1861 in Medina New York to a civil war hero, began as a machinist and laborer, from the Toledo area who moved at a young age to Los Angeles where he became involved first in Bicycles and then steam automobiles engaging in the repair of both. Olds & Son Trumpets and Cornets This guide contains photos from my collection, advertising, and the websites of some resellers, which detail the trumpets of the F.E. The valves all have matching serial numbers on the valves and on the caps which are the same as the serial number on the trumpet.1 F.E. (1946) This trumpet, an original 3rd Valve finger rings. Click here for more information about our overhauling. This trumpet has been totally overhauled.Our new line of instruments include trumpets, trombones, tubas, baritone horns, euphoniums, french horns, flutes, saxophones, clarinets, piccolos.
Every instrument is subjected to the most minute quality control inspection – to make sure that each is fully responsive to every musical requirement and fully worthy of the Olds signature.The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth (F.E.) Olds in Los Angeles, California in the early 1900s. Olds has produced the highest quality of band instruments in America.Today the legacy continues – Olds instruments are produced in the most modern manufacturing and research facilities.Every instrument is subjected to the most minute quality control inspection – to make sure that each is fully responsive to every musical requirement and fully worthy of the Olds signature.Our new line of instruments include trumpets, trombones, tubas, baritone horns, euphoniums, french horns, flutes, saxophones, clarinets, piccolos, and percussion.Īnd they all possess superb playing ease as well as an extraordinary built-in sturdiness to withstand the most rugged use.