Vincent Bach – Educator & Teacher Vincent from his earliest time in the Unites States wrote many educational guides and teaching tools for brass instrument players.Below…
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Bach Trumpet Design Evolution This table highlights some of the significant design changes in Bach Stradivarius trumpets, presented in chronological order. Some of the dates are…
Help Wanted Postings by Vincent Bach Corporation – New York It is interesting to see the various job postings Vincent Bach Corp. posted in local newspapers. Based…
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…
Bach Minerva Trumpets – Mt. Vernon era We are starting a new post about the history of the Minerva brand of trumpets from Vincent Bach Corporation during…
Unconfirmed Stories of Vincent Bach Instruments Below is a collection of unconfirmed stories of Vincent Bach and his mouthpieces and instruments. In his advertisements, Vincent was…
Bach Advertisements from the New York era (1918 – 1953) Vincent Bach was an early innovator in using ‘creative’ advertisements and strategies to reach potential customers.…
Vincent Bach Corporation Sale to H. & A. Selmer, Inc. The sale to H. & A. Selmer Company in September 1961 was for $750,000 (about 8M…
How to request a Bach Shop Card? This is a common question from Vintage Bach trumpet & trombone players and collectors. Make sure to follow the…
New York & Mt. Vernon-era Stradivarius Flugelhorns Vincent Bach manufactured a relatively small number of flugelhorns (<100) over 40 years before the sale to The Selmer…
Bach Trombone Model by Year As Vincent Bach’s business grew, he introduced various Bach Trombone Stradivarius models. Over the years, models such as Model 12, 16,…
Bach Trombone Build Sheets – 1954 & 1957 These tables are from John F. “Peppy” Pettinato, Jr., who worked in the Vincent Bach factory during the…
Vincent Bach Trumpet Case Design Evolution Various cases have been made for Bach trumpets, cornets, etc., over the years. These images show the evolution of these…
