Antique Musical Instruments/Olds Trombone Information

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Expert: - 11/11/2006


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Good afternoon,
I have an Olds trombone with a bear playing a trombone as the slide weight. It has a fluted slide. I seem to remember that it was a radio city model. I played in band many years ago and am trying to find out a little more about it and what to put on it for insurance value. Best I can remember it has an outstanding sound.

Thank you in advance for any direction you might be able to give me.

James

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That is a rather famous model. I've never played one so I don't know whether its reputation comes from the way it plays or the novelty of the counterweight.  (It should be a good playing instrument.)

Does it look like this horn?

http://www.horn-u-copia.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1111418856#1

It should have a dual bore of .510/.525 and a 7.5 in bell  

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