4/27/24 21 Entries added to the Olds Register

3/20/24 15 Entries added to the Olds Register

3/5/24 – 10 Entries to the Olds Register added

3/1/24 – New 1952 Catalog introducing the Mendez trumpet added. Link to 1930’s era photos of the LA Plant added

2/28/24 – Photos showing how to remove the valve guides from Valox spring barrels added.

2/21/24 All entries in the Olds Register have been updated into the new format. 15 new entries added.

2/13/24 27 entries added to the Olds Register database.

1/24/24 43 entries added to the Olds Register database.

1/7/24 Olds Register submission form revised to allow all Olds brass instrument serial numbers to be submitted, although details can only still be submitted for trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns. Since other Olds brasses are in the serial number sequence higher than serial number 15000, this will improve the ability to determine estimated production numbers by model (as more data is gathered)

12/27/23 Olds Register database updated through serial number 829000 (circa 1973) 21 entries added to the Olds Register.

Draft FAQ page developed.

12/20/23 Olds Register database updated through serial number 679000 (circa 1969) 6 entries added to the Olds Register.

12/13/23 New Serial number chart showing estimated serial number for each year on January 1 from 1929 to 1979 posted

Olds Register database updated through serial number 579000 (circa 1967) 10 entries added to the Olds Register.

11/30/23 Olds Register database updated through serial number 535000 (circa 1966) 11 entries added to the Olds Register; Updated chart of models by year uploaded.

11/27/23 Olds Register database updated through serial number 496000 (circa 1965)

11/15/23 12 entries added to the Olds Register database and formatting updated through serial number 448000 (circa 1964)

11/7/23 10 entries added to Olds Register database

10/16/23 Olds Register database formatting updated through serial number 423810 (circa 1963)

10/14/23 – Olds Register submission form modified to include a question about the third valve slide (trigger, etc.).

10/10/23 – 16 new entries added to the Olds Register database and database formatting updated through serial number 383000 (1961)

9/8/2023 – 15 new entries added to the Olds Register database and database formatting updated through serial number 131000

8/29/2023 – 12 new entries added to the Olds Register database and database updated through serial number 89000

8/2/2023 – Loaded an updated “Olds Models Timeline” chart

7/23/2023 – Olds Register database updated through serial number 70000

7/14/2023 – uploaded new draft of the Olds Register database with formatting changes and edits through serial number 5000.

7/10/2023 – Created new submission for for the Olds Register

7/4/2023 – Added Table of Trumpet Weights to Technical Information page.

7/1/2023 – Loaded updated “Olds Register” database.

6/30/2023 – Loaded update of the Old Register with more than 200 additional entries in the first 25000 serial numbers.

6/22/2023 – Added chart showing each model of trumpet and cornet by year of production.

6/16/2023 – Added 1948, 1951, 1961 and 1967 Olds Catalogs; Added 1963 and 1974 price lists; added 1969 Ambassador brochure

6/13/2023 – Added late 1960’s era parts diagrams for each model of trumpet and cornet

6/12/2023 – Added several additional advertisements – additional Rafael Mendez and Clark Terry advertisements

6/1/2023 – 6/10/2023 – Uploaded all data from the original Olds Central website into this new website