Olds Super Star trombone
- rdalton
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I have an Olds Super Star Bass. I believe there were two Super Star models, a tenor and a bass.
- BrianR
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- Joined: Sep 24, 2022
Yes. I have the tenor. According to what information I can find the tenor is a V20 and the bass is a V25. I have had mine since it was new. That will be 45 years this Christmas. I would like to find a bass but yours is the first I've heard of.
- BGuttman
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The "bass" is similar to the Ambassador A-20, but with a little more "bling". Nowadays we'd consider it a tenor. It's actually smaller in bore than a King 3B-F.
- JohnL
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[quote="BGuttman"]The "bass" is similar to the Ambassador A-20, but with a little more "bling". Nowadays we'd consider it a tenor. It's actually smaller in bore than a King 3B-F.[/quote]
The V-25 is a true bass; it’s basically a rebadged Reynolds TO-02 “Philharmonic” bass trombone in silver plate. The V-20 is a close cousin to the A-20 Ambassador bass trombone (and a slightly less close cousin to the R-20 Recording w/f-attachment).
The V-25 is a true bass; it’s basically a rebadged Reynolds TO-02 “Philharmonic” bass trombone in silver plate. The V-20 is a close cousin to the A-20 Ambassador bass trombone (and a slightly less close cousin to the R-20 Recording w/f-attachment).
- Posaunus
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[quote="JohnL"]The V-25 is a true bass; it’s basically a rebadged Reynolds TO-02 “Philharmonic” bass trombone in silver plate. The V-20 is a close cousin to the A-20 Ambassador bass trombone (and a slightly less close cousin to the R-20 Recording w/f-attachment).[/quote]
So both the "smaller-bore" (0.495"/0.510" ?) V-20 and the large-bore (0.565" ?) V-25 bass trombone have F-attachments?
So both the "smaller-bore" (0.495"/0.510" ?) V-20 and the large-bore (0.565" ?) V-25 bass trombone have F-attachments?
- JohnL
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[quote="Posaunus"]So both the "smaller-bore" (0.495"/0.510" ?) V-20 and the large-bore (0.565" ?) V-25 bass trombone have F-attachments?[/quote]
Yup.
Yup.
- UrbanaDave
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Old thread… thinking about the differences between the Olds V-20 and the R-20. Does anyone know if the Superstar V-20 came standard with the duo octagonal slide like the R-20?
- JohnL
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[quote="UrbanaDave"]Old thread… thinking about the differences between the Olds V-20 and the R-20. Does anyone know if the Superstar V-20 came standard with the duo octagonal slide like the R-20?[/quote]
The V-20's I've seen in person have all had round inners; as I mentioned, they're closer to the A-20 than to the R-20 in many ways.
The V-20's I've seen in person have all had round inners; as I mentioned, they're closer to the A-20 than to the R-20 in many ways.