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Professional Trombones ("Reynolds")

Model History | Specifications

1952-1961 \| Roth-Reynolds (Cleveland)
	Model 70 \| Bore: .500" \| Bell: 7½" brass bell \| Materials: nickel-silver gooseneck, tuning slide, bracing and trim \| Slide: chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides; brass outer slides with nickel-silver sleeves and handgrip \| Finish: clear lacquer finish; optional silverplate bright bell or silverplate gold bell finish \| Brass "R" counterweight 1953, 1958, 1959 catalog: "The Reynolds Professional Tenor Trombone is specifically designed for professional use. Notable for easy blowing and an effortless slide action for those long, steady hours of difficult dance and symphony work. Brilliant and true tenor trombone sound in all registers, yet with a bell diameter of 7½ inches which permits easy "filling" of the instrument. Correctly designed hand position and exquisite nickel silver trim. Solid nickel slides. Chrome-plated and drawn stockings for perfect performance." Model 70 [SN 32431]. Photos used with permission from Nisse Mannerfeldt [eBay: grovmessing].
	Model 71 \| Same as Model 70 \| sterling silver bell with hand-burnished, gold engraving Model 71 [SN 60633]. Photos used with permission from eBay Member: bonebone9 and current owner, George Paree.
	Model 73 \| Same as Model 70, renamed "Sterling" Model 73 in 1957/58. \| sterling silver bell Note: The "Sterling" model name appears in the 1959 catalog for trumpets and cornets, but not trombones. It's unknown exactly when and for how long trombones were produced with the "Sterling" name. SN 48609. Photos courtesy of Mark Fellows.
	Model 77 (with F attachment) \| Bore: .520" \| Bell: 8½" \| Valves: rotor valve with F attachment \| Materials: brass bell and tuning slide, nickel silver gooseneck, bracing and trim \| Slide: chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides; brass outer slides \| Finish: clear lacquer finish; optional silverplate bright bell or silverplate gold bell finish 1953 catalog: "The Professional Bass Trombone is designed for the hard-working bass trombonist. Medium large bore with 8½" bell produces fine bass trombone sound with a minimum of effort. Rotary change to F and E slide with a valve designed after our famous French horn valves for a lifetime of perfect service. Slides of nickel silver and chrome plate drawn by a new Reynolds process for absolute precision movement." 1958, 1959: "Rich, full, responsive tone -- superb intonation -- excellent ease of playing. These remarkable qualities are embodied in our popular Tenor Trombones with F attachment and it is, therefore, that Roth-Reynolds also leads in this category." Model 77 [SN 54xxx]. Photos used with permission from Wil Salo [eBay: tubatuna].
1961-1963 \| RMC-Reynolds (Cleveland)
	Model TBD \| assumed to be the same as Model 70 above Model TBD [SN 65665]. Photos used with permission from eBay Member: scrubaduck.
1971-1974 \| Reynolds/Olds (Fullerton)
	Model TO-38 \| Bore: .500" \| Bell: 8" \| Materials: brass bell; nickel-silver gooseneck, tuning slide, bracing and trim \| Slide: chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides; nickel-silver outer slides \| Finish: baked epoxy coating; silverplate finish optional \| Other: rectangular "reynolds" counterweight Note: The late-model Professional trombone was made at the Olds plant in Fullerton in the early 1970s and does not appear to be related to the earlier Reynolds Professional trombones, other than sharing the model name. Model TO-38 [SN 267274]. Photos used with permission from Lauderdale Wind (eBay Member: algee2)