The Vincent Bach Corporation is a manufacturer of American brass instruments that began in the early twentieth century and still exists as a subsidiary of Conn-Selmer, a division of Steinway Musical Instruments. The company was founded in 1918 by Austrian-born horn, Vinzenz Schrottenbach (Vincent Bach).
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Vincent Bach
Vinzenz Schrottenbach (sometimes misspelled "Vincenz Schrotenbach") was born in Baden near Vienna in 1890. As a child he received training on violins, trumpets and trumpets. At the age of 12 he concentrated on the trumpet. After he graduated from Maschinenbauschule (Engine Engineering School, Ansbach) with a degree of engineer, he entered military service in the Imperial Navy, worked as an elevator operator, and was then obliged again during that time he served as a military musician in the Austrian Marine Band.
When he left the military for the second time, Vincent decided to oppose his family's wishes and pursue a career as a European solo cornetist tour. At the outbreak of World War I, he was in Britain and forced to change his name and escape to the United States to escape detention as a foreign enemy. He started his career as a player, distracted by other terms of conscription, this time in the US military as a musician.
While Bach was on tour in Pittsburgh in 1918, a repairman destroyed his mouthpiece, and Bach began experimenting with improvements and fabrication of the funnel.
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Vincent Bach Corporation
New York Period
New York Period
- Duration: 1918 - 1922
- Product: Funnel
- Brand name: Vincent Bach
- Location: 11 East 14th Street, Selmer Music, New York, New York
- Store settings at: 204 East 85th Street, New York, New York
- Serial Numbers: N/A
Vincent Bach's company started when Vincent purchased a $ 300-operated lathe and started producing a funnel behind a Selmer music store in New York. He set up his shop across the street from a guild of musicians. He runs an ad that reads "How to be a magician in a cornet without training" and collects $ 500 in orders in no time and starts his career as a manufacturer.
Second New York Period
- Duration: 1922 - 1928
- Product: Funnel, Cornet, Trumpet
- Brand name: Stradivarius, Apollo, Mercury
- Location: 237 E. 41st Street, New York, New York
- Serial Numbers: 1-1000 (approximate)
In 1922 the company was incorporated, had 10 employees and moved to a small factory at 237 E. 41st Street in New York. In 1924 Bach began producing cornets and trumpets under the name of Stradivarius by Vincent Bach Corporation. In 1928, tenor and bass trombones were added to the product line as the company expanded and moved.
Third New York Period
- Duration: 1928-1953
- Product: Funnel, Cornet, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombon
- Brand name: Stradivarius, Apollo, Mercury, Mercedes
- Location: 621 East 216th Street, Bronx, New York
- Serial number: 1000 - 12,599
In October 1928, the company opened a factory in The Bronx to produce cornet, trumpet and trombone (both tenor and bass). Shortly after this move, Bach erased the "Faciebat Anno" sign from his bell carvings that had been used since before the 100th horn, and started ringing bells with "Model" followed by numbers for bells and bore sizes. Some horns have "New York 67" as a location in the bell and sometimes mistaken for a "67" bell model, but 67 is a postal code pre-coded for the Bronx. This practice continued for much of this period. The previous mandrel bell number has appeared in the Bach script "Vincent Bach Corporation" which has become an enduring mark on the horns of Bach.
The company was under pressure, but survived the depression and grew again afterward. During the Second World War, Bach overcame the shortages of workers and materials and, while not being converted to produce war material because of many competitors, the company reduced production. Throughout the early years, Bach was forced to mix the parts and modify the previous horns back into their holdings during this period to provide the requested instruments to the customers. Some horns are constructed from additional sections or reconfigured bear X on the serial number on the second valve casing, others have the digit added to the original serial number. In some cases, the same serial number is on another horn.
Mount Vernon Period
- Timed: 1953-1964
- Items: Funnel, Brass Instruments
- Brand name: Stradivarius, Mercury, Minerva, Mercedes
- Location: 50 South MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York
- Serial Number: 12.600 - 29.999
Over the years, the company produces several trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, and trombone, using the brand name Apollo , Minerva , Mercury , Mercedes and Stradivarius . The Vincent Bach Corporation moved in 1953 from New York City to Mount Vernon, New York. Mt. Vernon Bach's horn is very valuable for being an assembled instrument. Mt. The Vernon horn can be identified by a list of NY Bach Mount Vernon manufacturing caps on a second valve casing along with drill code and serial numbers. This is an instrument from the early era of Vincent Bach who is still a trumpet searched with a new modern version that is similar but lacks the same qualities.
Elkhart Period
- Duration: 1965 - now
- Items: Funnel, Brass Instruments
- Brand names: Stradivarius, Bundy (Selmer's name is no longer used), Bach
- Location: 600 Industrial Parkway, Elkhart, Indiana
- Serial Number: 30,000 -
In 1961, Vincent Bach was 71 years old and the company was acquired that year by The Selmer Company, with Bach staying on as a consultant and continuing to work until at least 1974. Bach accepted an offer from Selmer even though several others of the 13 he received were higher. It is believed that Vincent Bach kept adjusting a small number of horns on the old Mountain. Vernon facilities for special customers.
Most of the tools, along with many parts and horn assemblies, were transferred to Conn's formerly owned Selmer factory. The Bach line of brass instruments continues to be made in Elkhart, Indiana, using the same blueprint and the same technique as the original. They are sold as a premium brand under the name "Bach Stradivarius" as well as the student line "Bach" horn, manufactured in China.
Strike
On April 1, 2006, workers at Bach's plant in Elkhart started a three-year strike. Production was cut off until the company hired replacement workers, and about a third of the strikers went back to work. The strike ended when workers voted to dissolve the relationship between the company and the United Auto Workers union. As a result, retired employees lost their pensions. There is still a major dispute in the Elkhart community with the International Musicians Federation (Musicians Union) that asks its members to avoid purchasing the Bach instrument.
References
External links
- Vincent Bach's official website
- Conn-Selmer
- BachLoyalist.com
- Vincent Bach Timeline
- History View in Trumpet Bach
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