Pages from some of the catalogs from Olds Central are included to track design changes along with the related marketing efforts.ĭue to some errors in dating the Olds catalogs featuring some of the early trumpet models, the Super was thought to have begun production in 1932 however, more recent estimates by Robb Stewart now place the first production of the Super trumpet in 1937 and the first published catalog showing the Super (shown above) to be from approximately 1938. Sometimes it is easy to identify a modification, but other times it is hard to know if a Super left the Olds factory with some unusual feature or if it was modified years later.
Often nothing is known of the history of a particular instrument, so an occasional anomaly is to be expected when dealing with instruments that are 60 to 70 years old. The photos are credited when known, but several were saved from eBay listings and other internet sources over the past 20 years. My thanks to Ron Berndt, Dale Olson, Charlie Melk, Robb Stewart, Alan Rouse, John Trayor, and Paul Ayick for assistance with this project.
Although no additional entries can be made, the information collected from Eric's work with the Olds Register can be found here. There have been some new discoveries since this original document was prepared in 2008 as well as some revised estimates for the years of production of early Olds trumpets. I assisted Eric with chronicling some of the changes associated with the Olds Super trumpet during its 40 plus years of production. This document builds on work that Eric Hamelin did more than a decade ago as a part of the Olds Register. Many years later, when looking for a good student trumpet for my son, I rediscovered Olds trumpets and have been fascinated by the innovation and longevity of these finely crafted American brass instruments. My love affair with Olds trumpets began in 1977 when my dad handed me his 1946 Super trumpet to use in High School.
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