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Olds Ambassador Trumpet Serial Number
Olds Ambassador Trumpet Serial Number Listing

There's a rumor that when Kanstul ran the Olds line that all the horns were of high and consistent quality - even the student models. Supposedly that's SN 300 in the 60's. My stock answer for anybody who comes to me and says 'my kid is in 5th grade and wants to play trumpet - what should I get?' - is an old Olds Ambassador cornet. A rent-to-own 1969 Olds Ambassador Trumpet. That horn is long gone, so for sentimental reasons, I got a 1957 Olds Ambassador Trumpet a few years back. I also eventually acquired a 1957 Olds Ambassador Cornet, and most recently got a 1969 Olds L-12 Flugelhorn. Mike Bach Stradivarius 43. Trumpet (1974), Bach 6C Mouthpiece. I just picked up a 1947 Ambassador trumpet, serial number 27,082. Advanced Search; 1947 Olds Ambassador Trumpet 1957 Olds Ambassador Cornet 1958 Olds. Olds Serial Number List. 1947 Ambassador introduced at around 27,000; 1954 Trombone and trumpet serial number lists merged. Was unable to get any specific dates of model introductions much less.

Artley	LeBlanc Clarinets
Buescher	Martin
Buffet Clarinets	Noblet Clarinets
Buffet E-13 Clarinets	Normandy Wood Clarinets
Buffet Harmony Clarinets	King
Buffet Oboes	Selmer Saxophones
Conn	Selmer Clarinets
F.E. Olds & Son	Vito Clarinets
Frank Holton & CO.

Year	Serial Number	Year	Serial Number
1971	1000	1983	165583
1972	7901	1984	179968
1973	20001	1985	199871
1974	38001	1986	211589
1975	51701	1987	231554
1976	64701	1988	253171
1977	75588	1988	3811988
1978	86512	1989	3900001
1979	100131	1990	4000000
1980	117759	1991	4100000
1981	135154	1992	4130000
1982	147455

Year	Serial Number
True Tone
1905	5000
1910	11250
1915	25103
1920	61255
1925	175275
Aristocrat
1930	255250
1935	269000
Big B & 400 Series
1940	291000
1945	303000
1950	332000
1955	350000
1960	360000
1963	381000
Company Aquired by Selmer
1965	408818
1970	520000
1975	630000
1980	785000
1983	875000

Note: A preceeding F in the serial number indicates a clarinet made for the European market (A=442, A=444).

Year	Serial Number	Year	Serial Number
1885	1A – 408A	1913	1H501 – 1H999
1886	409A – 999A	1913	2H1 – 999H1
1886	A1 – A886	1913	1I2 – 1I999
1887	A887 – A999	1913	2I1 – 413I1
1887	B1 – B999	1914	414I1 – 999I1
1887	1B – 417B	1914	1J2 – 1J999
1888	498B – 999B	1914	2J1 – 224J1
1888	1C – 999C	1915	225J1 – 999J1
1888	C1 – C300	1915	1K2 – 1K341
1889	C301 – C999	1916	1K342 – 1K999
1889	D1 – D999	1916	2K1 – 460K1
1889	1D-348D	1917	461K1 – 999K1
1890	349D – 999D	1917	1L1 – 1L521
1890	E1 – E999	1918	1L522 – 1L999
1890	1E – 316E	1918	2L1 – 661L1
1891	317E – 999E	1919	662L1 – 999L1
1891	F1 -F999	1919	1M2 – 1M800
1891	1 F-190F	1920	1M801 – 1M999
1892	191F – 999F	1920	2M1 – 999M1
1892	G1 – G999	1920	11N2 – 1N515
1892	1G – 58G	1921	1N516 – 1N999
1893	59G – 999G	1921	2N1 – 999N1
1893	H1 – H999	1921	1O2 – 1O193
1893	1H -184H	1921/2	1O194 – 1O999
1894	185H – 999H	1922	2O1 – 692O1
1894	I1 – I665	1923	693O1 – 999O1
1895	I666 – I999	1923	1P2 – 1P999
1895	1I – 999I	1923	2P1 – 536P1
1895	J1 – J617	1924	537P1 – 999P1
1896	J618 – J999	1924	1R2 -1R999
1896	1J – 999J	1924	1R1 – 226R1
1896	K1 – K514	1925	227R1 – 999R1
1897	K515 – K999	1925	1S2 -1S876
1897	1K – 999K	1926	1S877 – 1S999
1897	L1 – L561	1926	2S1 – 999S1
1898	L562 – L999	1926	1T2 – 1T508
1898	1L – 999L	1927	1T509 – 1T542
1899	M1 – M590	1929	Jan-00
1899	1M – 999M	1930	5000 – 7499
1899	N1 – N440	1931	7500 – 9999
1900	N441 – N999	1932	10000 – 12500
1900	1N – 999N	1933	12501 – 15000
1900	O1 – O521	1934	15001 -18000
1901	O522 – O999	1935	18001-20000
1901	1O – 999O	1936	20001 – 22000
1901	P1 – P999	1937	22001 – 24000
1901	1P – 374P	1938	24001 – 26000
1902	375P – 999P	1939	26001 – 27000
1902	R1 – R999	1945	27001 – 28000
1902	1R – 404R	1945-1957	About 3000/year
1903	405R – 999R	1958	58835 – 59143
1903	S1 – S999	1959	59144 – 62457
1903	1S – 999S	1960	62458 – 65956
1903	T1 – T40	1961	65957 – 68717
1904	T41 – T999	1962	69718 – 75319
1904	1T – 999T	1963	75320 – 78093
1904	U1 – U999P	1964-1966	Cannot Be Traced
1904	1U – 81U	1967	93204 – 99331
1905	82U – 999U	1968	99332 – 105617
1905	V1 – V999	1969	105618 – 114416
1905	1V – 751V	1970	111417 – 117747
1906	752V – 999V	1971	117748 – 126209
1906	X1 – X999	1972	126210 – 133903
1906	1X – 999X	1973	133904 – 143517
1906	Y1 – Y840	1974	143518 – 153323
1907	Y841 – Y999	1975	153324 – 163567
1907	1Y – 999Y	1976	163

Olds Ambassador Trumpet Serial Number List