Fellow Reynolds fans,
I am in the throes of a general revision of the Contempora Corner site (again!), with a special focus on the older F.A. Reynolds horns from the 1930s and 1940s. Really trying to nail down the different model variants (trumpet and cornet) and get those identified. So far, I've ID'd five brass-bell and two sterling-bell trumpet models, and three brass-bell and two sterling-bell cornet models. Just need to figure out where they all fit into the order of things...
So... if you have a F.A. Reynolds trumpet or cornet with a serial number under 30000 (approximately when the Roth-Reynolds name started being used, ~1952), I would love to hear from you regarding your horn specs in the following areas:
[1] Bell size?
[2] Bore size? (if you can measure it)
[3] What materials (brass, nickel silver, sterling silver) are used and where?
[4] Engraving style?
[5] Other cool features, e.g. Bb/A tuning rings, etc.
[6] Serial number (or at least as much as you're comfortable sharing)?
Feel free to post here, PM me or email me directly at
elshaddai@contemporacorner.com. I *really* appreciate your help in making the site even more accurate for the truly vintage horns.
Best regards,
ElShaddai Edwards
Contempora Corner
http://www.contemporacorner.com