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Vincent Bach combined his unique talents as both a musician and an engineer to create brass instruments of unequaled tone quality - instruments which today remain the sound choice of artists worldwide.

Born Vincent Schrotenbach in Vienna in 1890, he initially received training on the violin, then switched to the trumpet when he heard its majestic sound. Although Vincent also displayed a strong aptitude for science and graduated from the Maschinenbauschule with an engineering degree, he gave up a promising engineering career to pursue his first love and an uncertain future as a musician. The risk paid off. Performing under the stage name Vincent Bach, he established musical success as he toured throughout Europe. World War I forced Vincent's move to New York City where he arrived with only $5.00 in his pocket. A letter to the famous conductor Karl Muck got Vincent an audition and a resulting position with the Boston Symphony. By the following season, Vincent was first trumpet with the Metropolitan Opera House opera and ballet orchestras, performing in the American premier of Stravinsky's Petroushka and Firebird.

While on tour in Pittsburgh, Vincent was convinced by a repairman that he could improve the mouthpiece on Vincent's trumpet. After the man ruined the mouthpiece, Vincent had great difficulty finding a suitable replacement. This was the beginning of Vincent's realization of a very real need for high quality mouthpieces. His discovery was further sustained when, during the World War, Vincent served as sergeant and bandmaster of the 306th Army Field Artillery Band at Camp Union, Long Island. As head of the bugle school, Vincent found both mouthpieces and instruments to be of inferior quality. While on furloughs, Vincent went to New York City where he remolded old mouthpieces and made new ones in a back room of the Selmer Music Store.

In 1918, while performing part time at the Rivoli Theater, Bach invested $300 for a foot operated lathe and an office at 11 East 14th Street to begin the business of producing mouthpieces. The business grew rapidly and, in 1924, the first Bach trumpets were manufactured. Musicians frequently referred to a Bach trumpet as a "real Stradivarius of a trumpet", thus inspiring the brand name Bach Stradivarius. Bach trombones followed in 1928. At age 71 in 1961, Bach decided to sell his company. Although he received twelve other offers, including some that were higher, Vincent chose to sell to The Selmer Company. His close relationship with Selmer over the years convinced Vincent that this was the company that would preserve the Bach tradition of excellence and expand upon foundations he built. All tooling and machinery was moved from Mount Vernon, New York, to Selmer's operations in Elkhart, Indiana, with Vincent assisting in the training. True to Vincent's vision, the Selmer Company still painstakingly follows Bach's original designs and blueprints to manufacture Bach Stradivarius instruments, the sound choice of professionals.

Bach “Stradivarius” Trumpets and Trombones
TRUMPETS
Bach “180 Series” Bb Trumpets
The most popular of all Bach trumpets for good all around playing. Features standard weight body and bell, and standard construction #25 mouthpipe.
180 Series Trumpets in Silver Plate with .459 ML bore with 37 bell for rich, compact sound of great projection.
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$2,050
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180 Series Trumpets in Silver Plate with .459 ML bore with 43 bell for broader, brighter, more open sound.
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$2,050
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Bach “LR180 Series” Bb Trumpets
A unique configuration of joining a quick response of a lightweight model with the projection of a standard. Features lightweight body, standard weight bell, and reversed construction eliminating a step where the main tuning slide connects to the mouthpipe. #25LR mouthpipe which is longer to maintain a constant taper for improved intonation.
LR180 Series Trumpets in Silver Plate with .459 ML bore w/43 bell and rounded tuning slide (a $50. value) to open tight bends so the air moves more freely.
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$2,140

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TROMBONES
Bach “42 Series” Large Bore Tenor Trombones
All 42 series Bach Stradivarius tenor trombones feature .547” large bore, 8 1/2” one piece yellow brass bell, chrome plated nickel silver seamless inner slide, brass outer slide, nickel silver handgrip, tubular nickel silver body braces, genuine Vincent Bach mouthpiece, deluxe wood shell case.
42BO Trombone with traditional F rotor mechanism, open wrap configuration
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$2,260
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42K Trombone with balanced F rotor mechanism, open wrap configuration
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$2,600
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