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.” Ambassador is considered by many professional trumpeters to be a "very good trumpet.” "Many people believe that the Ambassador remains the best student trumpet (or cornet) ever built, rivaling many modern pro trumpets. 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). And the original hard-shell case.įrom Olds Central: “In the late 1940s, in a meeting between Berlin, it was decided to pursue the student musician market for which great projections had been made. Included are 2 lyres and some sheet music in their plastic holders. The mouthpiece was upgraded to a 7C Vincent Bach (Mt. It's been cleaned and the freshly oiled valves move freely. This is a 1959 Olds Ambassador Trumpet. The 63-year-old trumpet was manufactured in Fullerton, California at the end of 1959. It's hard to beat a section of blaring trumpets and bones.
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