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delano Heavyweight Member
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Goby Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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That's pretty cool, especially the valve block. I don't know if I've seen any reviews of the newer A3 (reverse leadpipe version). Anyone in TH-land own one and care to chime in? |
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deleted_user_687c31b New Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Rebirth of the Olds Recording |
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delano wrote: | or maybe a modern look-alike. |
That seems an accurate description. It's a very cool horn, but it sounds different to this. |
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Subtropical and Subpar Heavyweight Member
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deleted_user_687c31b New Member
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HERMOKIWI Heavyweight Member
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My experience with Adams is that they take custom work very seriously and will build you anything you can think of as long as the final result meets their performance standards. _________________ HERMOKIWI |
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cyber_shake Heavyweight Member
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I’ve never owned, but have played a number of Olds Recordings trumpets and really like them a lot. I did own the CB Balanced Trumpet in silver plate, and found it to be well-built with exceptional fit and finish. Thankfully, I never crashed the mp into my teeth, so Steve the Horn Trader is correct that the CB is ‘safer’ than other balanced horns in that department. I don’t know if it was a gap issue, or just the blow being different than what I was use to, but the CB pinched for me above the staff and became much harder to play. I truly loved the sound, slotting, valves, and all playing characteristics in the low and mid ranges, but because it was fussy to me in normal playing range around high C, I decided to sell it. I was bummed to do so, as I wanted to love it. _________________ Blaine
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Schagerl LU5A
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blbaumgarn Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:15 pm Post subject: Rebirth of the Olds Recording |
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Crashing the horn into one's teeth! I never thought of that but it is a legitimate concern. I haven't played an Olds Recording for way over 40 years, but it would take getting used to if you had that as your main ax. _________________ "There are two sides to a trumpeter's personality,
there is one that lives to lay waste to woodwinds and strings, leaving them lie blue and lifeless along a swath of destruction that is a
trumpeter's fury-then there is the dark side!" Irving Bush |
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deleted_user_687c31b New Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Rebirth of the Olds Recording |
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blbaumgarn wrote: | Crashing the horn into one's teeth! I never thought of that but it is a legitimate concern. I haven't played an Olds Recording for way over 40 years, but it would take getting used to if you had that as your main ax. |
The first time is the most problematic. After that, if it's all you play, you get used to it quite quickly.
Other horns do feel weird after you get used to a balanced horn though. |
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JonathanM Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 2013 Location: Charleston, SC
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:31 am Post subject: |
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I’ve had an Olds Recording for about 4 months and play it regularly in rotation with 3 or 4 other horns. It has a sweet sound but is different in tone, and very hard to analyze.
The one surprise I’ve had is that I’ve never come close to hitting my teeth, lips, etc., when playing the Recording - and that’s one thing I’d expected. I took a pic of mine next to an Ambassador, and I was shocked to note that the Recording is considerably shorter in total length. Seems like almost 2 inches shorter.
Another interesting point... I’d read that Uan Rasey played an Olds Recording for several years of his Studio work, but (I believe at Robb Stewart’s site?) I read it seems he played a Frankenhorn; it was an Olds Recording bell on another Olds body, if my memory serves correctly.
At any rate, my Olds Recording trumpet is a sweet player, but the Olds Recording cornet I have is, I sincerely believe, the finest sounding cornet I’ve ever played. That includes many fine corners and several pro Strads and Yamaha’s. _________________ Jonathan Milam
Trumpets: 18043B, 18037 SterlingSilver+, 18043*, Benge 4x, Olds: '34 Symphony, '47 Super, '52 Recording
Flugle: Strad 182
Puje: American Belle
Cornet: Olds Recording & Super |
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