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In October 1977, Reynolds and Olds used a joint serial number sequence that started with the letter “A”. The new sequence started with 200,000 and was used for all instruments until 1977.īy 1971, all Reynolds instruments are produced in Fullerton and are marked with “Made in USA”.

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Serial numbers for Reynolds instruments were reset in 1964 after the company moved from Cleveland to Abilene, Texas. SN 85459 last known Reynolds serial number with Cleveland-made parts. Serial numbers after 79000 appear to be made in Abilene (see “Reynolds: 1964-1979”) with Cleveland-made parts. Most instruments between SN 60000-79000 bear the RMC shield, corresponding to the 1961-1963 period that Richards Music owned Reynolds. Contempora trumpet SN 41902 purchased June 1956.Ĭhambers Model horn delivered Fall 1958 52xxx lowest serial number recorded.Īrgenta brand introduced 1959 545xx lowest serial number recorded. We do offer combined shipping upon request, but can only combine items sold from the same physical location. COMBINED SHIPPING: All of our items are sold directly from Salvation Army thrift stores in the Western Territory.

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Reynolds “Hi-Fi” cornet introduced 1955-56 (39243 lowest serial number recorded). All shipments are subject to a 1.95 handling fee, plus tax where applicable. Instruments start to be branded “Made by Roth-Reynolds” instead of “Made by F.A. trademark applications the earliest recorded Contempora instrument is SN 20076 (trumpet). The Contempora brand was introduced in late 1949 according to U.S. becomes a division of Scherl & Roth by mid-1946. Many instruments with SNs 4xxx-21xxx with the “US” bell engraving and/or documented wartime purchase.į.A.

Reynolds name first used in commerce in February 1936.

All Medalist instruments made between 19 (SNs below 200000).įor these exceptions, please see the “Ohio Band” serial number list.

All other model instruments marked “made by Roth-Reynolds” are included in the serial number table on this page.

All Roth model instruments (including those marked “made by F.A.

Any instrument marked “Made by Ohio Band Instrument Co.” (includes Regent, Roth, Paramount, etc.).

This primary Reynolds serial number sequence dates from 1936-1979 and includes all Reynolds instruments with the following exceptions: I believe that, while exact dates may never be able to be accurately verified for a specific serial number, the general progression of these lists is defensible and represents Reynolds instruments through the company’s history. Except for a fragment of Reynolds’ production data from 1964-1979 that is preserved in the Allied Band Supply catalog, I am not aware of any surviving official serial number records for Reynolds brass instruments.Īs such, the serial number lists compiled below have been based on the visual observation of engraving patterns and other instrument details that I’ve cross-referenced against catalog illustrations and other available historical information. These late 18As basically "set the standard" for most Conn cornets to come up into the late 1990s, as the valves/valve casings, threads, braces, 3rd slide rings, and other parts remained mostly the same for a long time.Using serial numbers to identify the exact production dates of Reynolds instruments is inherently inaccurate given the lack of published records to corroborate with. The braces also change to more modern-style ones, instead of the old "telescoping" ones, with Amado water keys becoming standard by 1982-3, possibly changing back during the Henkin-to-UMI/Abilene-to-Eastlake conversion. Note that the marching men are still in the trapezoid seen in the "semi-floral" bell. The later model 18A is the more familiar version that removes the "semi-floral" pattern and "CONN" below the marching men, and replaces it with "Director / C. A perfect example of these transitional 18A/Bs is an 18B trumpet (serial HE012004) with modern-style (non-telescoping) braces, semi-floral bell pattern, and ordinary water-keys, and Bach-type valves shown below.

Note that the 18A, which first came out in 1980, was essentially a renamed late model 16A-the serial number system, the bell engraving, and leadpipe wrap were the same, with "18A" stamped on the mouthpiece reciever instead of "16A". ^ Conn 16A late style with Olds Ambassador/conventional leadpipe wrap-made from ~1978 ^