Ambassadors

trumpetgirl612 · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: Ambassadors

what do you guys know abt the Olds Ambassadors? I had one as my student horn, but I was just informed by the chief that Zig Kanstul said they werent student horns...
idk i have since graduated to a custom bach...but have always had an odd attatchment to my ambassador....

any thoughts?
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Rondawg · Veteran Member Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 488

One word on the olds ambassador. Great.

Yes they are classified as student horns but they have been by far the best student or step up horn I have or tried. It is as good or probaly better than my TR300. And it hasn't been exactly pampered. It used to belong to my uncle(who mistreated it

) and gave it to me when I started. As you can see I have graduated to the TR300 and a bach strad also. But I still love my ambassador.

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bgwbold · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

In my school district almost everybody started out on an Ambassador cornet, including me, so I have always had a soft spot for Ambassadors. The trumpets are really nice playing horns. I have an LA model that I break out from time to time. I have thought about getting it prettied up, but always decide to leave it just like it is. It's one of my favorite horns. I paid 100 bucks for it and have enjoyed it the whole time I have owned it.

Mike

plp · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:36 am Post subject:

The Ambassadors have consistently been the best deal on ebay. There are so many of them in a variaty of conditions that the price stays down, although a mint condition will go around 200. For some reason, the worst they look, the better they play. These have been the bread and butter of my beginner trumpet crusade, and the cornets go cheaper than the trumpets. I pick up the cornets and sell package deals with trumpet, cornet, Arban's and my own 'FAQ' printouts in a 3 ring binder for around 300. The parents love the price, and the kids get off to a good start. I also do followup calls to make sure everything is going OK.

The valve block on the Ambassador is the same one for the majority of the Olds line, and I've found them to be the most durable beginner trumpet, with the Holton 602 a close second. Sadly, the great dissapointment to me has been the Conn student line instuments. I love my vintage Conns, but have never found a year series where the Directors were good trumpets.

Former user · Regular Member Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 20

I've got one from the 60's. Other trumpets come and go, but not my Ambassador. It's a keeper.

the chief · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:22 am Post subject: