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Olds SPECIAL
Trumpet
This is a very nice vintage Olds Special Trumpet built in 1966 in the Fullerton plant in California when the Olds company was at the height of their instrument making. The Special had a tri-color finish consisting of Re-O-Loy, nickel-silver and brass. With the satin finish on parts of the brass and nickel-silver areas, the effect is to add 2 more colors to the scheme giving it a 5-color effect. This is one stunning looking trumpet! This trumpet appears all original and shows little signs of any trauma or of past repairs. The trumpet is in excellent shape but not perfect. If you look very, very closely, you will find a few very small imperfections. Overall, for a 41 year old trumpet, this one is in excellent shape. The Olds Central site hosted by Alan Rouse is the definitive site for all things Olds. There is a page from a 1966 catalog posted there that talks about "... adds complex harmonies to the tone, enhances the appearance, and provides additional strength and durability. Free-blowing -- quick response -- an ideal combination of craftsmanship and quality. Lightening fast valve action, medium large bore, third valve intonation adjustment, tri-colored 'spectrum-tone' bell and body..." Besides it's appearance, the best feature about this trumpet is its playability! This trumpet, like the older Los Angeles ( LA ) Olds Super trumpets, really sounds great! In our estimation, it plays better than some of the more expensive models made like the Mendez. Possibly the "spectrum-tone bell" makes the difference. We saw an Ambassador trumpet similar to this in a satin finish sell recently for over $660. Maybe you did too but if you missed it, email us for the link if you'd like to see that one. To compare this to that one, this one looks much nicer with the extra color scheme and we would not hesitate to say that it is a better player! We think this one is a bargain at the Buy It Now price. As you can see from our feedback, we ship fast and shipping will be $15 in the lower 48 states for this one. We do have a couple of Olds cases and mouthpieces which are of a similar vintage so if you'd like a case and mouthpiece with this one, please let us know and we can tell you how much extra that would be. International shipping is estimated at $35 for Canada and $75 worldwide. If the shipping to those locations is less, we will refund you the overage, as always! We have lots of pictures below but if you'd like to see a different shot of something or have a question, please let us know.
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