This catalog is very similar to the c.1949 catalog, with a few important differences:
- Contempora model name is used for almost all previously branded “Reynolds” instruments. Note that the price list has been updated, but the catalog pages still refer to “Reynolds” models.
- The Emperor line is introduced. Note that the “Tone Tempered” models with nickel-silver bell flares were part of the Roth lineup in 1949.
- With the exception of the nickel-silver clarinet, all Regent model instruments have been excised from the catalog, despite the branding on the catalog cover.
- Use of the “Professional” brand name for the Reynolds cornet and tenor trombone.
- An Emperor bass trombone with “medium large bore” and an 8½” bell. This likely was upgraded to the Professional Bass Trombone in later catalogs.
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