Thanks for the quick replies! I tried the rod with a WF5 and a WF4 and it was a little slow for my taste with the five and a little fast with the four, so I figured on going with one of the half-weight fours. Buying the rod led to an excavation of Richard's tackle closet, and I'm drooling. Some highlights:
-three Hardy St. Georges from the 50s or 60s
-too many old Medalists to count
-a Hardy Perfect
-three Orvis Impregnated Canes from the 60s, generally with one intact tip per rod (all towards the heavy end of the trout spectrum though)
-Silaflex glass
-original-run Shakespeare Wonderrod glass

and the kicker, a circa 1950 7' 4-weight Winston cane with Richard's father's name on it, with both tips intact. I've known about this rod since 2001 and Richard hasn't fished it in that whole time....