Manufacturing History of Vincent Bach Mouthpieces While there is little known history of Vincent Bach’s mouthpiece manufacturing, there are examples of old tooling and historical reports…

Making Mouthpieces with the Bach Brothers – 1926 This industry publication from Musical Merchandise provides a unique perspective of the Vincent Bach Corporation factory on East…

Vincent Bach Biographies / Stories – 1916 to 1976 ” Vincent Bach’s story of his mouthpiece and brass instrument manufacturing business was written several times. From…

Faulty Trumpet Ruins Vincent Bach’s Lips from May 1934 Various articles have been written about how Vincent started his business in 1918. This is the most…

Bach Apollo Bugle Mouthpiece example Vincent Bach, a renowned musical instrument manufacturer, handcrafted a limited number of bugles and included a genuine Model 7 Vincent Bach…

Sterling Silver Bach Mouthpieces during WW2 material shortages During WW2, the United States Government restricted the availability of critical materials crucial for the war effort.  One…

Bach ‘Embouchure Correcta’ Visualizers In the mid-to-late 1930s, Vincent Bach developed and introduced the first mouthpiece visualizer, the ‘Embouchure Correcta,’ for use as a teaching tool…

Bach Mouthpiece Lettering by Era The best method to estimate the era of Vincent Bach’s mouthpiece manufacturing is to examine the font style used.  While not…

Vincent Bach Holton Mouthpieces Vincent Bach started modifying trumpet and cornet mouthpieces for fellow musicians while in the US Army in Camp Upton from 1917 to early…

Bach Mouthpiece Pouch/Case Vincent Bach listed mouthpiece cases in his earliest catalogs.  The Bach Mouthpiece case examples below are the most common.  The stylized snap button…

A visual history of Vincent Bach mouthpieces. In early examples of Vincent Bach’s mouthpieces, there can be significant variations in the outer shape & dimensions of…

Vincent Bach Mouthpiece Catalogs While Vincent Bach began mfg. mouthpieces around 1918, the earliest references appear in very early Wurlitzer and Carl Fisher catalogs from this…

Bach Trombone Mouthpiece Descriptions We are always looking for more information on the Bach trombone mouthpiece line over the years. Our goal is to summarize all…

Bach Trumpet Mouthpiece Models We are always looking for more information on the Bach mouthpiece line through the years. Our goal is to summarize all of…

Bach Mouthpiece Dealer Display Cases Vincent Bach Corporation provided Bach Mouthpiece Display Assortments for dealers to promote and sell Bach mouthpieces. These typically included trumpet, cornet,…