with a similar tone to the Ambassador (not quite as dark and edgy).
The number two, my dark horse, is the early Holton Collegiate trumpet, built before the Leblanc purchase in 64', these horns are all around great. With it's valve design and it's responsiveness and tone, the bullet proof Ambassador is at the top of the mountain. So lets get started, the Olds Ambassador is without question the top student horn, the consensus is strong.
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In reality, they're not that different from their sibling pro models. But for the record book, the term "student trumpet" should be used lightly when discussing these well made horns. So a horn that was within "reach" that could do the job was truly needed. very close in quality to the pro trumpets of the day, sales boomed! Remember, a pro trumpet in the forties could cost as much as a car. When word got out that these "student trumpets" were really good. So other companies started pricing a less expensive "pro" horn for the bulging demand that was coming. Olds Company, under the leadership of Roth Reynolds, built The "Ambassador" trumpet, which was an immediate hit. There were several great companies building horns at that time. So the idea sprang up that what was needed was a great playing, pro feeling and sounding horn which could stand more abuse, more wear. The companies didn't want to build a "student horn", so as to tarnish their venerable reputations. The big bands and the jazz ensembles acts were everywhere at the time. The idea of a student trumpet came about during the late forties and early fifties when trumpet sales were heating up. First of all, I would like to clarify the term "student trumpet" so as to not to confuse the history buffs.
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