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#Olds ambassador cornet 248155 serial number#
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Mark Curry ( email) (1-80) can make a custom mouthpiece that fits well.

Long wait to receive your mouthpiece (took about three months for mine).

Prices considerably higher if you order directly from Bach.

That's more than I wanted to pay for a mouthpiece that cannot be returned if I don't like it (since it is custom)

If you want a true V cup, it has to be a two-piece mouthpiece, driving the cost up near $70 from Mouthpieces Express.

More expensive (but not too bad, around $50 for my 1-1/2C from Mouthpieces Express).

All standard Bach rims and cups are available.

Again, you be the judge.īach will make a custom mouthpiece to fit the large Olds receiver. My cornets sound more like flugelhorns than cornets.

Even deeper than the Yamaha, this is probably too much of a good thing.

I cannot fully compensate for this on some of my Olds cornets.

Quite a bit longer than the Olds, so the horn plays quite flat.

Throat is a more appropriate diameter for cornet.

shank inserts correct depth.an excellent match to the Olds.

#Olds ambassador cornet 248155 plus#

The Bach flugelhorn mpc is also readily available ($43 plus shipping at Mouthpieces Express) Perhaps TOO much of a flugelhorn sound-you be the judge.More limited selection of rims & cups than for the standard cornet mouthpieces.Three of my olds cornets but there's not much room to spare on a couple of horns) Shank just a bit too large so it does not insert quite deeply enough, and plays a bit flat.deep V cup (but with a slight curvature-not a pure V).Reasonably close-to-correct shank, with a reasonably close-to-correct length.Mouthpiece for your large-shank Olds cornet. The Yamaha standard-line flugelhorn mouthpieces are probably the cheapest alternative for a new Mark Curry custom mouthpiece (IMO the best of the four options I've tried) Here are a few I have tried, with my opinion about the strengths and weaknesses Unexpected quest for an appropriate mouthpiece.

Many people, hearing of the great reputation of these horns, pick one up and suddenly find themselves on an Neither solution results in an ideal situation accoustically inside The mouthpiece too far and compensating with the tuning slide. With a common standard Bach mouthpiece (or other brand) by putting tape around the shank of the mouthpiece, or by simply inserting Many students have played these large-shank horns Relatively rare-probably custom orders or aftermarket modifications. In general, theĪll models made by Olds earlier than September 1956. This factory instruction card provided with a 1959 Olds Special cornet

#Olds ambassador cornet 248155 serial number#

Prior to serial number 189,611, Olds cornets had a larger receiver than other standard cornets.