FE Olds V-20 F Att SILVER SUPER STAR Trigger Trombone

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NEW PHOTOS!Free Wold Wide Shipping With Buy It Now!'s Our Customer Feedback Says So Far This Week.... "Magnificent R15! Seller's glowing description was accurate!""Perfect transaction - Best ever - fast shipping - great restoration""Beautiful restoration,excellent communication and prompt delivery. Thanks" Like New F E Olds V 20 Super Star Tenor Trombonewith F attachmentVintage Olds Case and Mouthpiece IncludedAmerican Made!FREE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING About This Horn This Superstar was manufactured in 1973 at the Fullerton, California Olds factory. Because this horn was lovingly taken care of it was easy to return the horn to a state that is as like new as possible. We replaced the water key, the springs and cork, lead pipe and the rubber bumpers. The F attachment is also re-done. The tubes were re-plated to new condition. Of course it has been cleaned and polished as well as sterilized. It is very difficult to tell the difference between it in its present condition and what it must have looked like when the horn came out of production in 1972. This Super Star is a fabulous horn! An investment quality horn that will give years of value.This horn is one of the most popular trombones ever made, and is at the top of the Olds line for that era. It is pitched in B-flat, with a flat wrap F attachment, and is in immaculate like-new condition. Both tuning and playing slides work without hesitation. T are no creases at the seams. It has no dents. T is no wear or loss of plating, not a mark on the sleeves. Not even a scratch. The silver plate and lacquer are 100%. The horn is circa 1972 (serial#8286XX), matching on slide and bell). The bell is silver plate, 8.5" wide, and is dual bore, .495/.510. The tuning slide crook moves effortlessly. The slide, which is also silver plated is very fast with excellent compression and allows the player to achieve remarkable slide vibrato with simple ease. In addition, the slide is very light in weight. The range of the horn is also remarkable. It handles both low and high tones very well and is one of the most responsive instruments we have seen. It is an excellent horn for orchestra, symphonic band, jazz or small combo work, and of course it is great for solo performance. The slides are round. The slide action is very good. The outer tube falls under its own weight when held at a slight angle. It has very good compression. The horn has a very bright yet full sound that results in a "dark sound" normally associated with heavy bells, without the corresponding weight. It has a silver tuning slide and bell with a silver crook. The outer slides are also silver with chrome plated nickel silver inner slides, which have been re-plated. The crook and tuning slide are silver plated. Of course, it has the VERY distinctive Olds Super Star logo engraved on the bell. This is a top-notch professional instrument and truly and investment quality horn. The horn comes with one FREE refinished Silver Plated (sterilized) like-new and replated 6.5 AL mouthpiece which retails for about $80. Incredibly, the horn is being auctioned with a FREE OLDS trombone case, in excellent vintage condition, large enough for accessories as well as the trombone itself. The Super Star will walk all over most anything coming out of bone factories today, including Yamaha, Getzen, Schilke, Martin, Holton and even the Bach Stradivarius. ABOUT THE SUPERSTAR MODEL The V-20 rose to prominence in the early1970's. Like the decade in which it was made, the horn demonstrated flash, glitter and innovative styling. Made entirely of silver plating and nickel silver, the horn proved to be a showman's delight. Its 8.5" bell is one half inch larger than the revered Olds Recording R-20, and produces a powerful bass and clear soaring highs. It could be played very loudly and it wouldn't break up. It was one of the most visually stunning trombones Olds made, with the silverplate finish that is so popular today. It... read more

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