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Were the original Reynolds Eb Sousas' really small or was there a 1/2 sized also built in the early days. I have one with a 5 1/2 " Bell collar w/ 23" bell, but the body, just looks so looks so darned small in comparison to my for my former 28k, it just looks "cute". The valves seemed to be standard a Reynolds/Olds option, but the branch out of the valve section, at the point, where it rest on the shoulder it seems to be rather skinny at about an 1.25" -1.5" od. Was their a regular sized Eb and a 1/2 sized in 1938, That would be my question Thank you, dear TNFJ.

I'd love to post a picture, but I do struggle w/ photobucket, if someone, knows of any easier service, I'd appreciate it.

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Bloke, Obviously, you place the Reynolds 4v Eb at the top of the best players list. Have you seen or played an old King 4v Eb, also of the "small" body format, no fake tubing? What are your thought on one those antiquities?

The reason the Reynolds and the King are similar is that in the early days, H. N. White hired Reynolds away from York to develop the King line of valved brass while H. N. White worked with Thomas King of the Sousa band on the trombones. Then White tried to put Reynolds in charge of marketing instead of development, so he left, started his own company, later sold it, retired, bought back in with Olds, and so forth.

So the Reynolds version of this era, when Reynolds actually owned the company, would actually be a step more developed version of what is basically the same souzy.