Antique Musical Instruments/ohio band co trumpet

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Reasently i purchased a trumpet with an embrodery on the bell stateing,THE REGENT MADE BY OHIO instrument co. cleveland ohio. The serial number is 8015, if you could give me an estimate on the date and value it would be greatly appriciated.

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REgent was a model name of the Ohio Band Instrument Company which came into existence in the 30's, it was based in Cleveland, and was headed by F. A. Reynolds.  Reynolds established the F.A. Reynolds Co. and Ohio at about the same time The Ohio Band Instrument Company as a subsidiary division exclusively targeting dealer sales in the school band market.  

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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.

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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net

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