Pleas help ,what trumpet it is, how old and value?

Kopriva · New Member Joined: 24 Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Slovakia

Good afternoon friends
My name is Tomislav and Im principal trombone player in Rijeka Opera in Croatia.I love old istrument and I try to restore them and give soul again that they can play again and make someone happy.
I got from friend old trumpet in quite bed shape, then I cleand her up and make her useble again.
Can someone pleas help me to find out wich tipe of trumpet it is.On her is just written Ambasador-Majestic and serial number 2036.
Maby is Olds or Elkhart Bausher I dont know.Frend told me that is from his gradfather from oround 1930-40.
I’ll sand some older pictures of her, now is even in better shape.
I’ll be very greateful if someone can hepl me to find out more obout her.
Best regards and greattings from Slovakia in the moment.
Tomislav Koprivčević
Thanks
P.s How to put pictures fro computer or IPhone?[/img]
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Tomislav Koprivčević

gstump · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 934

There are all kinds of free online picture storage sites. Just google, (google has one!)

You upload your picture to one of these free sites and then you ask this script to get the actual url, (web site address) with the [img] code.

Here is an example of a picture I store on my website.

[img]#https://heritagemusicproducts.com/Caruso.jpg#[/img]

If you remove the # it should work.

Good luck,

Gordon Stump
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Schilke B5
Couesnon Flug (1967)
Funk Brothers Horn Section/Caruso Student

Kopriva · New Member Joined: 24 Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Slovakia

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Tomislav Koprivčević

gstump · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 934

Check this site out:

https://marge.home.xs4all.nl/Arigra.htm#.WpSd-edG2M8
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Schilke B5
Couesnon Flug (1967)
Funk Brothers Horn Section/Caruso Student

Crazy Finn · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:09 pm Post subject:

I was going to say, that's one funky looking horn.

I was also going to say that it's definitely not a Buescher or Olds despite some engraving to that effect because it doesn't look like anything either of those companies produced. I was going to add that there's a definite "Art-Deco" style with it, like those 30's King Liberties, for example (though it's definitely not a King Liberty).

But then Gordon goes and solves it for ya!

(and makes those points fairly moot)

jiarby · Heavyweight Member Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 1188

Looks like an Agrira, from Germany.

Kopriva · New Member Joined: 24 Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Slovakia

Thank you guys , you hepled me a lot,
I find who manufacture it , but still not exactly year, is written that Eugen Shuster made them from 1925-32.
My is in good shape , for shure I will leave for my selfe.
I would like to now how much is worth.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/159833814@N05/38703906790/in/album-72157664141134607/

Best regards
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Tomislav Koprivčević

Dutchman1954 · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:26 pm Post subject:

My father obtained a Czech silver trumpet when he was stationed in that area at the cessation of WWII(he traded a carton of Lucky Strikes for it, not a loss for him as he never smoked). It was long and narrow, very similar to the horn illustrated, except the bell wasn't octagonal. Supposedly it was a Bb horn, but it played very sharp. You had to pull the tuning slide out as far as it would go just to get to be acceptable. I played it for a while, but the problem with the tuning resulted in me getting a Holton Collegiate when I was in Jr High. My father donate it and a cornet that he had played when he was in high school to a charity when the family moved to Canada thirty five years ago.