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F.A. Reynolds Trombones: Military Models

Reynolds produced tenor and bass trombones for the U.S. Army Air Force service bands during World War II. These instruments have a silverplate finish with a different engraving style from the standard trombones and a large "U.S." mark engraved on the bell rim. It's unknown at this point if there were any other design differences.

Model History | Specifications

1936-1941 \| F.A. Reynolds (Cleveland)
	Tenor Trombone (same as Model B1) \| Bore: TBD \| Bell: 7¼" \| Materials: TBD \| Slide: TBD \| Finish: silverplate with inner bell goldwash \| Other: round counterweight; beveled slide lock SN 8196; photos used with permission from eBay Member: maxxami.
1941-1946 \| F.A. Reynolds (Cleveland)
	Tenor Trombone (same as Model A3) \| Bore: TBD \| Bell: TBD" \| Materials: TBD \| Slide: TBD \| Finish: silverplate with inner bell goldwash \| Other: beveled slide lock; no counterweight SN 13373; photos courtesy of eBay Member: miles-ahead-music.
	Bass Trombone \| Bore: .564" \| Bell: 9-3/8" \| Valves: rotor valve, closed wrap F attachment \| Materials: TBD \| Slide: TBD \| Finish: silverplate SN 20598. Photos used with permission from eBay Member: scm-gleans.
1946-1952 \| F.A. Reynolds (Division of Scherl & Roth, Cleveland)
	Tenor Trombone (same as Model C1?) \| Bore: .500" \| Bell: 7½" \| Materials: TBD \| Slide: TBD \| Finish: silverplate with inner bell goldwash \| "R" counterweight SN 24268; photo source: eBay.
	Bass Trombone \| Bore: TBD \| Bell: TBD \| Valves: rotor valve, closed wrap F attachment \| Materials: TBD \| Slide: TBD \| Finish: silverplate SN 27978. Photos used with permission from eBay Member: misterhiggins13.