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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-04-23 13:37
Leo,
The F.E. Olds and Son Co. used to be based in Fullerton, CA. They made marvelous brass instruments at the time. They used different importers and Elkhart companies for their woodwinds (stencils) so it would be hard to trace what you have. The company went out of business in the 70's. Bob Getzen of Allied bought some of the brass tooling and Selmer bought the rest of it. The name was purchased by the NEMC folks who now have companies stencil the instruments for them. I've heard that some of the older Olds "Opera" (Paris) clarinets were made by Buffet. I can not substantiate that however, just what has been posted on this BB before. I had an Olds "Parisian" alto sax once that played really well. I don't know what company manufactured it, but it wasn't too bad.
jbutler
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leo cirino |
2002-04-23 03:35 |
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jbutler |
2002-04-23 13:37 |
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2002-04-23 14:52 |
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Ken Shaw |
2002-04-23 15:34 |
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2002-04-23 18:28 |
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