Hello to all.

gchunter · 11-04-2009, 11:27 AM

I am a 72 year old former trumpet player who is learning to play the trumpet again. I have a Reynolds Professional trumpet with a sterling silver bell that I got in 1952. I would like to get new felt washers, valve springs, and corks for the water valves. Can anyone provide me with sources for these? Do Bach washers and springs fit a Reynoles horn? Are there any interchangability charts for these items? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

gchunter

veery715 · 11-04-2009, 02:41 PM

Possibly, depending on the model of your horn:

Trumpet Parts Repair Rebuild Kit For Reynolds Trumpet - Buy Online

gchunter · 11-04-2009, 04:17 PM

veery715,

Thanks for the information. I ordered a rebuild kit and it is being shipped today. This is a great web site.

gchunter

Bach219 · 11-04-2009, 04:30 PM

Welcome to TM, gchunter!!

veery715 · 11-04-2009, 05:03 PM

gchunter,

You are not only welcome, but Welcome to TM! Sorry, I omissed. And I am 62, so it's nice to have you here, old man!

veery

ComeBackKid · 11-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Hello, gchunter. Welcome to TM. You are among friends here - many of us with the same story. I was off for 35 years (the record is 51 years) but finally remembered something I enjoyed doing many years ago. It was my grandson who reminded me when he said he wanted to take band class in Middle School and asked what he should play. I drug out my old trumpet, blew off the dust and started showing him the fun of playing - and rediscovered it myself. So, I bought him a trumpet and, while I was at it, bought a 'few' more just in case any of my other grandkids (or their friends, or their school, or their town) decided they wanted to start playing as well. I guess it's all part of the fun of this hobby. Be sure to visit often and keep us posted on how it's going for you.

Good Luck.
P.S. - Reynolds! I knew there was a brand I don't have - guess I'll start looking for one!

tedh1951 · 11-11-2009, 05:20 AM

G'day Gchunter - welcome to TM - I too have been away a while - 37 years all told. Your fun is just begining.

gchunter · 11-11-2009, 08:27 AM

Ted and ComeBackKid,

I haven't played since 1956, so that's 53 years. I've been lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing for two weeks now and am about ready to put the mouthpiece in the trumpet.

gchunter

vntgbrslvr · 11-11-2009, 10:49 AM

Betting that's a very attractive horn. Prettiest horn I've ever seen is a Reynolds Professional Cornet heavily engraved with gold plated highlights.

If the repair kit doesn't do the job....Most technicians should be able to help you if you take it in. They usually have a variety of odd stock pieces that they can fit to older less common instruments.

Brian

ComeBackKid · 11-12-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gchunter

...I haven't played since 1956, so that's 53 years...

Congratulations! You are now the record-holder for the longest hiatus in the comeback players club (and I am the unofficial keeper of the record book for that category). You have a great horn for your comeback activities. It sounds like you are taking the proper course - slow and easy and lots of low-impact practice while you build your chops.

Good luck and welcome to the club.

11-04-2009, 11:27 AM	#1
gchunter New Friend Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Middletown, Connecticut Posts: 6	Hello to all. I am a 72 year old former trumpet player who is learning to play the trumpet again. I have a Reynolds Professional trumpet with a sterling silver bell that I got in 1952. I would like to get new felt washers, valve springs, and corks for the water valves. Can anyone provide me with sources for these? Do Bach washers and springs fit a Reynoles horn? Are there any interchangability charts for these items? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks gchunter

11-04-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
veery715 Forte User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 1,433	Re: Hello to all. Possibly, depending on the model of your horn: Trumpet Parts Repair Rebuild Kit For Reynolds Trumpet - Buy Online

11-04-2009, 04:17 PM	#3
gchunter New Friend Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Middletown, Connecticut Posts: 6	Re: Hello to all. veery715, Thanks for the information. I ordered a rebuild kit and it is being shipped today. This is a great web site. gchunter

11-04-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
Bach219 Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 525	Re: Hello to all. Welcome to TM, gchunter!! __________________ Raw brass Bach TR300 Vincent Bach 3C Vincent Bach 7C Vincent Bach Corp. 10.5C I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced.- Wynton Marsalis

11-04-2009, 05:03 PM	#5
veery715 Forte User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 1,433	Re: Hello to all. gchunter, You are not only welcome, but Welcome to TM! Sorry, I omissed. And I am 62, so it's nice to have you here, old man! veery

11-10-2009, 07:54 PM	#6
ComeBackKid Forte User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 1,005	Re: Hello to all. Hello, gchunter. Welcome to TM. You are among friends here - many of us with the same story. I was off for 35 years (the record is 51 years) but finally remembered something I enjoyed doing many years ago. It was my grandson who reminded me when he said he wanted to take band class in Middle School and asked what he should play. I drug out my old trumpet, blew off the dust and started showing him the fun of playing - and rediscovered it myself. So, I bought him a trumpet and, while I was at it, bought a 'few' more just in case any of my other grandkids (or their friends, or their school, or their town) decided they wanted to start playing as well. I guess it's all part of the fun of this hobby. Be sure to visit often and keep us posted on how it's going for you. Good Luck. P.S. - Reynolds! I knew there was a brand I don't have - guess I'll start looking for one! __________________ Come-Back Kid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Selmer Invicta London (T) Olds SuperStar (T) Olds Super (2T) Olds Special (2T+C) Olds Ambassador (9T+7C) Andreas Eastman (2T) Conn Director (T+C) King Cleveland Superior (T+C) Holton (T602+C605 Shep Crk) Holton Collegiate (T+C) Blessing (T+C) Yamaha (T+C) Getzen 300 Amati ATR213 (+Revelle, Bundy, Alcazar, & ?)

11-11-2009, 05:20 AM	#7
tedh1951 Forte User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,420	Re: Hello to all. G'day Gchunter - welcome to TM - I too have been away a while - 37 years all told. Your fun is just begining. __________________ . Ted

11-11-2009, 08:27 AM	#8
gchunter New Friend Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Middletown, Connecticut Posts: 6	Re: Hello to all. Ted and ComeBackKid, I haven't played since 1956, so that's 53 years. I've been lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing for two weeks now and am about ready to put the mouthpiece in the trumpet. gchunter

11-11-2009, 10:49 AM	#9
vntgbrslvr Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin Posts: 170	Re: Hello to all. Betting that's a very attractive horn. Prettiest horn I've ever seen is a Reynolds Professional Cornet heavily engraved with gold plated highlights. If the repair kit doesn't do the job....Most technicians should be able to help you if you take it in. They usually have a variety of odd stock pieces that they can fit to older less common instruments. Brian __________________ Pan America Pea Shooter Conn Connquest 47 King Liberty Trumpet Bach Stratavarious (everyday horn) Yamaha TR-639 Rose bell 37 buescher Aristrocrat "custom built" Cornet Olds Studio (nickel plate) 57 conn 12A Coprion Holton Collegiate Cornet Conn Victor Cornet Conn 1914 Perfected wonder (C, B, A flat) Conn 1912 perfected wonder (C, B flat) Buescher 1903 Epoch Cornet 57 Olds Special Cornet Olds Ambassador Trumpet 1935 Mahillon Flugel Reynolds marching F

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