Reynolds Contempora - Ohio Band - Roth

[davewerden]

From this site:
http://contemporacorner.com/serial-n...vQl7D8qkoivqqE

here are the Reynolds serial number dates:

Serial No.	Date	Notes
1	1936	F.A. Reynolds name first used in commerce in February 1936.
1800	1938
3600	1940	Many instruments with SNs 4xxx-21xxx with the “US” bell engraving and/or documented wartime purchase.
5400	1942
7200	1944
9000	1946	F.A. Reynolds Co. becomes a division of Scherl & Roth by mid-1946.
16000	1948	The Contempora brand was introduced in late 1949 according to U.S. trademark applications; the earliest recorded Contempora instrument is SN 20076 (trumpet).
23000	1950
30000	1952	Instruments start to be branded “Made by Roth-Reynolds” instead of “Made by F.A. Reynolds”.
35000	c.1954
40000	1956	Reynolds “Hi-Fi” cornet introduced 1955-56 (39243 lowest serial number recorded). Contempora trumpet SN 41902 purchased June 1956.
45000	1957
50000	1958	Chambers Model horn delivered Fall 1958; 52xxx lowest serial number recorded.
55000	1959	Argenta brand introduced 1959; 545xx lowest serial number recorded. “Hi-Fi” trumpet and trombone introduced.
60000	1961	Most instruments between SN 60000-79000 bear the RMC shield, corresponding to the 1961-1963 period that Richards Music owned Reynolds.
65000	1962
70000	1963
75000	196x
80000	1964	Serial numbers after 79000 appear to be made in Abilene (see “Reynolds: 1964-1979”) with Cleveland-made parts.
85000	1964	SN 85459 last known Reynolds serial number with Cleveland-made parts.
200000	Nov. 1964	Serial numbers for Reynolds instruments were reset in 1964 after the company moved from Cleveland to Abilene, Texas. The new sequence started with 200,000 and was used for all instruments until 1977.
210000	Nov. 1965
220000	Oct. 1966
230000	Jul. 1967
235000	May 1968
250000	Nov. 1969
260000	Apr. 1971	By 1971, all Reynolds instruments are produced in Fullerton and are marked with “Made in USA”.
270000	Aug. 1972
280000	Oct. 1973
290000	Jun. 1974
300000	Sep. 1975
310000	Aug. 1976	SN 314587 (Oct. 1977)
A00001	Oct. 1977	In October 1977, Reynolds and Olds used a joint serial number sequence that started with the letter “A”. Fewer than 50,000 instruments were made before the company ceased operations in July 1979.
A05000	Dec. 1977	A05266 (Dec. 1977); A06741 (Jan. 1978)
A10000	Early 1978	A10066 (Jan); A12537 (Feb); A16496 (Apr); A18163 (May).
A20000	Mid 1978	A20876 (Jun); A24470 (Jul); A24706 (Aug); A28375 (Sep).
A30000	Late 1978	A31565 (Oct); A34616 (Nov); A37470 (Dec)
A40000	Early 1979	A40550 (Jan); Production ceased July 1979.

[davewerden]

And here are the Ohio Band / Roth numbers:

Serial No.	Date	Notes
1	1936	Production estimated at 3750 instruments/year for 1936-52.
7500	1938
15000	1940
22500	1942	SN 22877 first recorded Roth instrument (cornet).
30000	1944
37500	1946	Scherl & Roth buys Ohio Band (w/FA Reynolds).
45000	1948	Roth “Tone Tempered” produced with nickel-silver bell flare; SNs 45xxx-53xxx.
52500	1950	SN 52811 last recorded “Regent” model horn (with exception of silver clarinet, which was produced well into the 1950s); SN 55696 last recorded “Roth” horn made by Ohio Band; Roth SNs 55xxx-60xxx are branded “Made by F.A. Reynolds”.
60000	1952	Begin use of “Roth-Reynolds” name. Please note that this serial number sequence applies to the Roth *model line* and NOT to other instruments marked Roth-Reynolds that were made between 1952-1961. See the primary Reynolds serial number table for other Roth-Reynolds instruments.
70000	Mid-1950s
80000	1959	SN 79xxx trumpet corresponds to 1959 Roth-Reynolds catalog illustration, not 1958 catalog.
90000	1960	SN 89695 with October 1959 warranty card. SN 98xxx last known “Roth” brand horn.
95000	1961	Medalist instruments were manufactured for RMC/Reynolds by EK Blessing (Elkhart, IN). Early Medalist SNs range from 96897-137359. Medalist serial numbers were reset at 200000 and sequenced with the rest of Reynolds’ instruments after the manufacturing moves to Abilene and Fullerton in 1964.
110000	1962
125000	1963
140000	1963-64

[CoolSoupy]

From this site:
http://contemporacorner.com/serial-n...vQl7D8qkoivqqE

here are the Reynolds serial number dates:

Serial No.	Date	Notes
1	1936	F.A. Reynolds name first used in commerce in February 1936.
1800	1938
3600	1940	Many instruments with SNs 4xxx-21xxx with the “US” bell engraving and/or documented wartime purchase.
5400	1942
7200	1944
9000	1946	F.A. Reynolds Co. becomes a division of Scherl & Roth by mid-1946.
16000	1948	The Contempora brand was introduced in late 1949 according to U.S. trademark applications; the earliest recorded Contempora instrument is SN 20076 (trumpet).
23000	1950
30000	1952	Instruments start to be branded “Made by Roth-Reynolds” instead of “Made by F.A. Reynolds”.
35000	c.1954
40000	1956	Reynolds “Hi-Fi” cornet introduced 1955-56 (39243 lowest serial number recorded). Contempora trumpet SN 41902 purchased June 1956.
45000	1957
50000	1958	Chambers Model horn delivered Fall 1958; 52xxx lowest serial number recorded.
55000	1959	Argenta brand introduced 1959; 545xx lowest serial number recorded. “Hi-Fi” trumpet and trombone introduced.
60000	1961	Most instruments between SN 60000-79000 bear the RMC shield, corresponding to the 1961-1963 period that Richards Music owned Reynolds.
65000	1962
70000	1963
75000	196x
80000	1964	Serial numbers after 79000 appear to be made in Abilene (see “Reynolds: 1964-1979”) with Cleveland-made parts.
85000	1964	SN 85459 last known Reynolds serial number with Cleveland-made parts.
200000	Nov. 1964	Serial numbers for Reynolds instruments were reset in 1964 after the company moved from Cleveland to Abilene, Texas. The new sequence started with 200,000 and was used for all instruments until 1977.
210000	Nov. 1965
220000	Oct. 1966
230000	Jul. 1967
235000	May 1968
250000	Nov. 1969
260000	Apr. 1971	By 1971, all Reynolds instruments are produced in Fullerton and are marked with “Made in USA”.
270000	Aug. 1972
280000	Oct. 1973
290000	Jun. 1974
300000	Sep. 1975
310000	Aug. 1976	SN 314587 (Oct. 1977)
A00001	Oct. 1977	In October 1977, Reynolds and Olds used a joint serial number sequence that started with the letter “A”. Fewer than 50,000 instruments were made before the company ceased operations in July 1979.
A05000	Dec. 1977	A05266 (Dec. 1977); A06741 (Jan. 1978)
A10000	Early 1978	A10066 (Jan); A12537 (Feb); A16496 (Apr); A18163 (May).
A20000	Mid 1978	A20876 (Jun); A24470 (Jul); A24706 (Aug); A28375 (Sep).
A30000	Late 1978	A31565 (Oct); A34616 (Nov); A37470 (Dec)
A40000	Early 1979	A40550 (Jan); Production ceased July 1979.

My old FA Reynolds Contempora small shank plays well - reminds me of my H.S. instrument. I up dated to a Holton 490R and didn't have sufficient air to play. A tip for seniors (I am 82 yrs. young) buy a shank converter to a small shank mouthpiece and voila I am playing the Holton.

[CoolSoupy]

I have a FA Reynolds SN17544 baritone - looks like Contempora?