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.
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Reynolds name first used in commerce in February 1936.
#1954 olds ambassador cornet serial number
#1954 olds ambassador cornet serial numbers
This primary Reynolds serial number sequence dates from 1936-1979 and includes all Reynolds instruments with the following exceptions: F E Olds Trombone Serial Numbers 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. Using serial numbers to identify the exact production dates of Reynolds instruments is inherently inaccurate given the lack of published records to corroborate with. Robb Stewart has compiled an article (click here to view article) on the early history of the F. If you have anything to add to this please send me email, including the serial number, the date manufactured or bought new, and the source of the information (memory, receipt, etc). Most of the Olds & Co.' S information has is available through their. The Olds Super Recording being one of the most sought after trumpets of all time and the Ambassador, which became the #1 sold and manufactured trumpets of all time referring to the numbers manufactured and sold.
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This saxophone has a great sound and it plays well it is a 1959 Vintage with nice bell engraving and seems to be well built and in good intonation this sax does have good action, it doesn't have the high f # key which might indicate it. I own a F.E Olds Persian Ambassador Eb Alto Saxophone, it was made in France exclusively for F.E.Olds and Son. The company hired a former Martin Sax employee who had moved to the LA area(I failed to note his name during our discussion) As a result of this hire Olds developed the Olds Super sax models intended for the. According to Mr Kanstul the Olds Super sax was made in very numbers run just before the start of WWII in the Los Angeles F.E Olds Plan.