Bach Stradivarius Bell & Leadpipe Combinations
The following table is based from a Selmer dealer specification sheet from the early 1970s, listing both standard and optional Stradivarius models, along with bell and mouthpipe combinations available at the Elkhart factory.
Bach Stradivarius Bell
Mouthpipe Combinations
Bb Trumpet
~ circa 1975
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
180 | Bb | .453" (M) | 38 | 25 | 43/25 38/7 38*/7 43*/25 |
180 | Bb | .459" (ML) | 37 43 | 25 25 | 43/43 37/43 37/7 43*/25 43*/43 72/25 |
180 | Bb | .462 (L) | 25 | 25 | 37/25 43/25 38/25 38/43 43*/25O 72*/25O 38*/25 43*/43 |
LT180 | Bb | .453" (M) | 38* | 25 | 43*/25 38*/7 |
LT180 | Bb | .459" (ML) | 37* 72* 43* | 25 25O 25 | 37*/43 43*/43 72*/43 |
LT180 | Bb | .462 (L) | 25* | 25 | 43*/25O 72*/25O 72*/43 3*/43 37*/43 38*/7 |
180V | Bb | .453/.459 Dual | 72 | 43 | 65*/43 65/43 |
C Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C180 | C | .459" (ML) | 239 | 25C | 229/25H 239/25A 239/7C 229/25A 229/7C 236/25C 236/25A 238/25C 238/43C |
C180 | C | .462" (L) | 239 | 25C | 229/25H 239/25H 238/25C 238/7C 238/25A 239/25A 229/25A 229/7C 239/43C |
D Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D180 | D | .448" | 236 | 7 | 244/7 236*/7 244*/7 211/7 244/43D |
D180L | D | .459" | 239 | 25D | 229/25D |
Eb Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
189 | Eb | .459" | 239 | 25E | 229/25E |
190 | Eb | .401" | 304 | 304 | 322/304 |
F / G Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
192 | F | .401" | 311 | 311 | 316/311 |
193 | G | .401" | 311 | 311 | 316/311 318/311 |
Piccolo Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
186 | High Bb | .401" | 311 | 311 | 316/311 318/311 320/311 325/311 |
196 | High Bb/A | .401" | 196 | 196Bb 196A |
Alto/Bass Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
188F | F (Eb special order) | .468" | 351 | 187 | 316/311 318/311 320/311 325/311 |
B188 | Bb | .468" | 440 | B440 | |
B185 | Bb | .459" | 37 | 25 | 43/25 65*/43 |
Triumphal (Herald) Trumpet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B185 | Bb | .459" | 37 | 25 | 43/25 65*/43 |
Flugelhorn
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
183 | Bb | .401" | 183 | 183 |
Cornet
Model | Key | Bore | Std. Bell | Std. Leadpipe | Stock Alt. Bell/Leadpipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
181 | Bb | .459" (ML) | 37 | 106 | 43*/106 65/106 |
181 | Bb | 0.462" (L) | 25 | 106 | 37/106 43*/106 65/106 |
184 | Bb | .459" (ML) | 184 | 184 |
M = Medium, ML = Medium Large, L = Large
(1) LT Models:
Lightweight models have thinner brass tubing throughout, except in the valve section. Tend to respond more quickly, to be brighter, and to open up more easily in the upper register.
(2) V Model:
Vindobona (Vienna) Model has a broad, somewhat cornetlike timbre.
(3) On request, we will build a C trumpet with a full-length Bb mouthpipe, tuned to A-441 with only a 3/4″ pull on the main tuning slide.
(4) On request, we will build a C188 in the key of C with a 488 bell and C440 mouthpipe.
Bells
- 37 Bell (Standard ML): Rich, compact sound of great projection.
- 43 (Bb) Bell: Broader, brighter, more open than 37.
- 72 (Bb) Bell: Strong, powerful sound, darker tones than 37.
- 37*, 43*, 72*” Lightweight bells, similar in sound to the above, tend to respond more freely and open up more easily than regular weight bells. Tend to be slightly edgier. Lightweight bells are marked * on the instrument.
- 239 (Standard C) Bell: Rich, big, dark sound.
- 229 Bell: Tends to be slightly broader than 239. Well in tune.
- 238 (Vindobona) Bell: Dark, rich sound quality, with slightly different overtone pattern.
- 311 Piccolo Bell: Bright, crystaline clarino sound. Larger numbers (314, 216, 218, 320, 325) tend to be bigger and darker in sound characteristics. Intonation can be less sure with larger bell throats.
- Note: Bell and mouthpipe numbers do not refer directly to sizes: they are factory part numbers.
Mouthpipes
- 25 Mouthpipe (Standard Bb): Some resistance, effective in centering or typing together tone projection.
- 25-O Mouthpipe: More open than the 25, freer blowing, and more flexible.
- 7 Mouthpipe: Broader tone quality than the 25/
- 43 Mouthpipe: More open feeling, with less resistance and more flexible tone production than the 25.
- 25C Mouthpipe: 25 mouthpipe cut to a standard C length.
- 25A Mouthpipe: 25 mouthpipe cut longer than the standard C length with a slightly shorter tuning slide on the top side.
- 25H Mouthpipe: Free blowing and very flexible. More volume possible than with the 25. Same length as the 25C.
- 25S Mouthpipe: Full length Bb mouthpipe with only 3/4″ pull on main tuning slide, made to fit C trumpet.
source: Selmer Dealer Specification Guide
Special thanks to Jonathan Cardon at JSC Brassworks for sharing
