Hi-Fi Cornets

Introduced in the mid/late 1950s (earlist serial number is 41503 - 1956/57?), the "Hi-Fi" cornet was a lower-priced, large-bore brass bell alternative to the medium-bore Professional instrument. The "Hi-Fi" horns shared design features with Reynolds' premium models, e.g. the same underslung wrap design, and could be considered the "basic Pro" horn vs the "advanced student" Emperor models that were approximately the same price. However, there were differences too: the Hi-Fi has a brass leadpipe and one-piece brass valve casings, where the Professional model used nickel silver.

"Hi-Fi" models were sold for significantly less than the standard brass bell Professional instruments: $189.50 vs. $225 for all models in the 1958 and 1959 catalogs.

Like the rest of the Professional line, the "Hi-Fi" models did not survive the manufacturing move from Cleveland to Abilene/Fullerton after CMI purchased F.A. Reynolds Co. in 1963.

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