Bach Mouthpiece Packaging through the decades
Vincent Bach and later Bach brand owners used a variety of mouthpiece packaging designs and types. This visual history of the Bach mouthpiece packaging from the 1920s to the present. If you have other examples, please contact us through the website.
A great example of the earliest known (1924) New York Mouthpiece mouthpiece packaging used when shipping to customers.
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Vincent Bach Corp.
237 East 41st Street
New York City, U.S.A
In this mouthpiece box, was a Vincent Bach Corp. 5A mouthpiece. While it can not be confirmed as the same from 1924, the markings would indicate it was from the same time period.
A great example of early New York Mouthpiece mouthpiece packaging used when shipping to customers.
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Vincent Bach Corp.
Brass Boulevard and East 218th Street
New York City, U.S.A
In this mouthpiece box was a Vincent Bach Corp. 11C mouthpiece. While it can not be confirmed as the same as 1938, the markings would indicate it was from the same time period.
A great example of early Mt. Vernon Mouthpiece mouthpiece packaging used when shipping to customers.
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Vincent Bach Corp.
50 MacQuesten Parkway South
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The Mason Box Company
Attleboro Falls, MA
Mason Box Company is still in business, and still manufacturers boxes like the one shown.
Throughout the Elkhart era, mouthpiece packaging has changed several times. The company names have changed from Vincent Bach Corporation (the mid-1960s) to Vincent Bach, Division of The Magnavox Company, Selmer, and Conn Selmer. Here is our collection of mouthpiece packaging. If you see one missing, let us know.
genuine
BACH
MOUTHPIECE
product of
Vincent Bach Corp.
Box 337, Elkhart, Ind.
U.S.A.
Vincent Bach
DIVISION OF
THE MAGNAVOX COMPANY
Elkhart, Ind. U.S.A.
(BACH LOGO)
Genuine
Bach
Mouthpiece
MOUTHPIECE
TONE
MEGA
(BACH LOGO)
The MegaTone adds weight and mass for a darker sound. Slightly larger throat for less resistance and more flexibility.
(BACH SHIELD)
Vincent
BACH
Artisan
(BACH SHIELD)
BACH
COMMERCIAL
MOUTHPIECE
WHEN YOU’RE
READY TO TAKE
THE LEAD
Launched January 2016 at the NAMM Show
(BACH SHIELD)
SYMPHONIC
Mouthpiece
source: various eBay listings
source: from the BachLoyalist collection
