Reynolds Contempora Restomod

[8thnote181]

Before anyone grills me about ruining a classic horn, please understand this was about form and function. The closed wrap had a terrible design and it was cutting the knuckle of my thumb. You have to snake your thumb between the rotor and the brace.



I sent the horn out to Heritage Music and Kevin did an amazing job with it.

[Burgerbob]

It looks great, but how does it play??

[Dennis]

Before anyone grills me about ruining a classic horn, please understand this was about form and function. The closed wrap had a terrible design and it was cutting the knuckle of my thumb. You have to snake your thumb between the rotor and the brace.

No criticism here: those Olds/Reynolds instruments had pretty dodgy linkages. The tech did a masterful job--it is clear that the bell brace was moved back an inch and a half or so, but it doesn't show at all.

But the proof of the pudding is in the playing. How is it as a medium bore tenor with F?

[atopper333]

Now that is downright beautiful…but as others have said…how’s it sound?

[8thnote181]

Now that is downright beautiful…but as others have said…how’s it sound?

It's amazing! Kevin at Heritage Music outdid himself!

[Finetales]

Before anyone grills me about ruining a classic horn

It's your horn, you can do whatever you want with it. People love to whine about modding old horns, but they're just trombones, not priceless artifacts.

Looks great by the way!

[walldaja]

Play demo?

[JohnL]

...those Olds/Reynolds instruments had pretty dodgy linkages.

That old linkage looks excessively dodgy, even for a Reynolds; as if someone tried to "fix" the geometry and ended up making it worse.

The tech did a masterful job--it is clear that the bell brace was moved back an inch and a half or so, but it doesn't show at all.

Absolutely. It looks like it's always been that way. 100 years from now, some amateur Reynolds historian is going to be very confused.

[8thnote181]

Play demo?

I hope I can get time this weekend. Too bad work gets in the way of things!