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Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection
Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection

Rare Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet, Lacquer - Boyde Hood Collection

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Olds Ambassador Eb Trumpet #A16xxx

This Olds Ambassador Eb trumpet is an unusually clean example of one of the less common instruments produced by F.E. Olds & Son. Finished in lacquer and remaining in excellent condition, it carries an A-prefix serial number from the final years of Olds production in Fullerton, California.

The Ambassador was marketed as Olds’ student line, but the Eb trumpet is far removed from the countless Ambassador Bb instruments found in school band rooms. Produced in comparatively small numbers, the Eb is a scarce specialty instrument built with the rugged construction and dependable valve work for which Olds became known.

This particular trumpet comes from the Boyde Hood Collection, and it was more than simply a curiosity in his collection. Despite its student-model designation, Boyde enjoyed playing the Eb trumpet literature on this instrument, giving it a personal connection to one of Los Angeles’ great orchestral trumpet players.

Its excellent condition, uncommon configuration, late-production provenance, and history with Boyde make this a particularly interesting Olds for both artists and collectors.