Welcome to our F.E. Olds Trumpets Page

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The F.E. Olds name may not be familiar to you. The company that makes the horns we sell went out-of-business 30 years ago. (A Westfield, NJ company now has the rights to the F.E. Olds name. ) Here’s a brief history.
Frank Ellsworth (F.E.) Olds started making trumpets in Los Angeles, California in the early 1900′s. The Super Olds line was introduced in the 1930′s.
By 1941, Olds held at least 6 patents for trumpet and trombone design. Olds was first to use professional-type valve springing on student trumpets and cornets. (more…)
