Mendez Cornet

[Dan Schultz]

I own Mendez trumpet #4 so I basically know what's worth. I have an opportunity to buy a Mendez CORNET of similar vintage but don't have a clue about it's value. Few people would even recognize it as not being a trumpet. About the only difference is the MP receiver and the leadpipe. Any ideas?

[Ace]

Dan, try this link. Perhaps it will clarify things. Or not.

http://www.trumpetmaster.com/threads/me ... pet.43195/" target="_blank

Ace

[bisontuba]

Contact Robb Stewart

RobbStewart.com

[PMeuph]

There's one that sold recently on eBay for $472.99

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Olds-Mendez-lo ... 7675.l2557

eBay prices don't dictate the market (I tend to think they are about 20% lower than what an instrument could sell for locally or from a reputable source) but they are decent baseline, Imho.

[Dan Schultz]

Well.... I bought the Mendez cornet today to add to my collection. Details followed by a lively discussion is on my Facebook page.

[Dan Schultz]

As a sequel... I have quite a few 'interesting' horns in my personal collection and it seems that all of them have a 'story'. Sooo... I'm going to add a page to my website that will include images and the stories behind the horns... beginning with these two Mendez horns. Here....
http://thevillagetinker.com/horns_with_ ... o_tell.htm

[Ken Herrick]

Imagine it, Jake clips a note and throws the York across the stage!!!
He only hid the old F he used on the '54 Kubelik edition of pictures.

[Dan Schultz]

Imagine it, Jake clips a note and throws the York across the stage!!!
He only hid the old F he used on the '54 Kubelik edition of pictures.

I'll bet he WANTED to give a horn a pitch once in a while!

[Ace]

As a sequel... I have quite a few 'interesting' horns in my personal collection and it seems that all of them have a 'story'. Sooo... I'm going to add a page to my website that will include images and the stories behind the horns... beginning with these two Mendez horns. Here....
http://thevillagetinker.com/horns_with_ ... o_tell.htm

Dan, as your write-up suggests, someone's memory is foggy about when they acquired the horn. That horn is engraved with "Fullerton". Thus, it could not have been manufactured earlier than 1954 when the Olds factory was relocated from Los Angeles to Fullerton CA. (I toured the Los Angeles factory in 1950. Very interesting experience, excellent craftsmen.)

Ace

[Dan Schultz]

Dan, as your write-up suggests, someone's memory is foggy about when they acquired the horn. That horn is engraved with "Fullerton". Thus, it could not have been manufactured earlier than 1954 when the Olds factory was relocated from Los Angeles to Fullerton CA. (I toured the Los Angeles factory in 1950. Very interesting experience, excellent craftsmen.)

Ace

Yes... you are correct. The history of Olds is well documented. I had hoped to get the real details about trumpet 86004 before the fellow I bought it from died.