Serial
Number |
Year |
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Year |
Event
/ News |
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1890 |
Born Vincent
Schrotenbach
in Vienna |
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- |
1916 |
Vincent Bach designed
and handcrafted his first mouthpieces. |
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- |
1916 |
Vincent Bach 1st
published Cornet Solos
210 W. 107 St
New York, NY
(map) |
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|
- |
1918 |
Vincent Bach began
Mouthpiece Mfg.
(Workshop)11 East
14th Street
New York, NY
(map)
(images) |
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|
- |
1919 |
1st Factory
204 East 85th Street
New York, NY
(map)
(images) |
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|
- |
1922 |
Moved to 2nd Factory
237 East 41st Street
New York, NY
(map)
(images) |
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|
- |
1922 |
Incorporated as
Vincent Bach Corporation, Inc.
New York City
Index #: 7517
August 18, 1922 |
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|
- |
1924 |
1st Trumpets/Cornets Completed |
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|
- |
1925 |
May 1, 1925 - 1st
Trumpet Sold
(from USPTO Filing) |
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|
- |
1925 |
"Mercury" trademark
filed
Filed: August 14, 1925
Registered: May 16, 1926 |
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|
- |
1925 |
"Stradivarius"
trademark filed
Filed: August 14, 1925
Registered: May 16, 1926
|
14 |
1925 |
- |
|
1st Mfg. card @ Bach |
500 |
1926 |
- |
|
|
600 |
1927 |
- |
|
|
657 |
1926 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
1927 |
"Mercedes" trademark
filed
Filed: March 21, 1927
Registered: May 31, 1927
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|
- |
1927 |
1st models with Nickel
casings |
|
|
- |
1928 |
1st Mercury model
trumpets using German Valve blocks. |
|
|
- |
Oct.
1928 |
Moved to 3rd factory
621 East 216th Street
Bronx, NY
(map)
(images)
|
900 |
1928 |
- |
|
|
0639 |
1928 |
- |
1928 |
Bach Apollo Model |
8600-8700 |
1928 |
- |
1928 |
Bach Apollo Models |
1249 |
1929 |
|
|
|
1450 |
1930 |
- |
|
|
2250 |
1935 |
- |
|
|
2344 |
1934 |
- |
|
|
2568 |
1935 |
- |
|
|
2752 |
1935 |
- |
|
|
10000 |
1933 |
- |
1933 |
Bach Mercury Models |
4117 |
1937 |
- |
|
|
4611 |
1939 |
- |
|
|
10241 |
1939 |
- |
|
Bach Mercury Cornet
(Dec. 1939) |
4650 |
1940 |
- |
|
|
4863 |
1941 |
- |
|
|
5500 |
1941 |
- |
|
|
5763 |
1941 |
- |
|
|
5791 |
1942 |
- |
|
|
5792 |
1942 |
- |
|
|
5793 |
1942 |
- |
|
|
6500 |
1945 |
- |
|
|
9100 |
1950 |
- |
|
|
12000 |
1953 |
- |
|
|
12002 |
1953 |
- |
|
|
12478 |
1953 |
- |
|
|
12576 |
1953 |
- |
|
Latest known
NY serial number. (Mercury) |
12615 |
1953 |
- |
|
Earliest known
Mt. Vernon serial number. |
12836 |
1953 |
- |
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|
|
|
- |
1953 |
Moved to
Mt. Vernon, NY
50 South MacQuesten
Parkway
Mt. Vernon, NY
(map)
(images) |
30123 |
1954 |
- |
10/5/54 |
Bach Mercury Cornet |
30000-33000 |
1955 |
- |
1955 |
Bach Mercury Models |
13600 |
1955 |
- |
|
|
14892 |
1956 |
- |
|
|
2506 |
1958 |
|
1958 |
Bach Minerva Model |
2722 |
1958 |
- |
1958 |
Bach Minerva Model |
19500 |
1960 |
- |
|
|
20503 |
1960 |
- |
8/17/60 |
Bach Mercury Trumpet |
2811 |
1961 |
- |
1961 |
Bach Minerva Model |
|
|
- |
1961 |
Vincent Bach Corp.
purchased by Selmer Industries
(October 1961) |
21000 |
1961 |
- |
|
|
21950 |
1962 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Vincent Bach"
trademark filed
Filed: May 2, 1962
Registered: Feb. 19, 1963
|
|
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|
|
"Bach shield"
trademark filed
Filed: May 2, 1962
Registered: July 30, 1963
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|
|
- |
1963 |
Closed Mt. Vernon, NY
Factory |
24000 |
1964 |
- |
|
|
30017 |
1964 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
1965 |
Production started in
Elkhart, IN
600 Industrial Parkway
Elkhart, IN
(map)
(images) |
30000 |
1965 |
- |
|
|
50000 |
1970 |
- |
|
|
100000 |
1974 |
- |
|
|
112000 |
1975 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
1976 |
Vincent Bach Dies |
1217XX |
1977 |
- |
|
|
142796 |
1978 |
- |
|
|
164914 |
1979 |
- |
|
|
175000 |
1980 |
- |
|
|
200000 |
1981 |
- |
|
|
230000 |
1983 |
- |
|
|
250000 |
1985 |
- |
|
|
336000 |
1990 |
- |
|
|
420000 |
1994 |
- |
|
|
436000 |
1995 |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
1995 |
Selmer Industries buys
Steinway Musical Properties |
452000 |
1996 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
1996 |
IPO as Steinway
Musical Instruments |
|
|
- |
1997 |
"Bach Circle"
trademark filed
Filed: May 1, 1997
Registered: Oct. 13, 1998
|
468000 |
1997 |
- |
|
|
484000 |
1998 |
- |
|
|
500000 |
1999 |
- |
|
|
|
2000 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
2000 |
Acquisition of United
Musical Instruments |
|
2001 |
- |
|
|
525000 |
2002 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
2002 |
John Stoner named CEO;
Conn Selmer |
|
2003 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
2003 |
Merger of UMI and
Selmer into Conn-Selmer |
|
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|
|
"Vincent Bach"
trademark
Renewed: March 5, 2003
|
|
2004 |
- |
|
|
615995 |
2004 |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
2004 |
Closed
Original Selmer Plant
North Main Street,
Elkhart, IN |
|
|
- |
2004 |
John Ratzenberger's
"Made in America"
Filmed |
|
|
- |
2004 |
"Bach shield"
trademark
Renewed: Feb. 13, 2004
|
|
2005 |
- |
|
|
644207 |
2006 |
- |
|
Last Horn built before
Strike April 1st 2006 |
646013 |
2007 |
- |
|
Start of the "True
Bach"
Advertising Campaign |
177353 |
2007 |
- |
|
Model 182 (Eastlake,
OH)
Note different
serial number order |
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