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Bach Trumpets – Shop Cards
Vincent Bach – Shop Cards (Trumpet)
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Bach used simple note cards for his shop card records of each horn. in about 1926 Bach started to standardize on the information includes. During the years, the same basic information was recorded, however the format slightly changed through the years. Shop cards are generally available through the 30,XXX serial number range.
If you contact Conn-Selmer customer service in Elkhart, IN and politely request a copy of the shop card they are most often willing to fax, email to you. (Kudos for Conn-Selmer to continue to information on the heritage of these Vincent Bach Corporation brass instruments)
Bach Trumpet – Shop Card fields
| Field (earliest example on shopcard) |
Description |
| Serial Number | The serial number of the instrument. |
| Model | Examples include: Stradivarius, Mercury, Mercury, … trumpet, or cornet |
| Valve Bore | Examples include: 0.468″, 0.462″ (L), 0.459 (ML), 0.453″ (M), 448″, |
| Valve Model | Examples include: B, C, E valve blocks. E valve block is the most common. C valve blocks used on larger bore. B valve block are on very early NY trumpets. |
| Valve Fit | Examples include: Exceptional Tight |
| Plating of Pistons (1950s) | Examples include: (model, chromium?) |
| Mouthpipe | Examples include: the many different options available. Partial list here. |
| Bell Mandrel | Examples include: the many different options available. Partial list here. |
| Bell Brass | Examples include: G 45 (German Brass?, 45 gauge) Amer(ican) Brass Corporation |
| Gauge (1937) | |
| Date Completed | Examples include: The date completed |
| Finish (1935) | Examples include: the various finish options available. Partial list here. |
| Date Sold | Examples include: The date sold. |
| Customer | Examples include: The name of the customer |
Bach Trumpet – Shop Card examples
| Serial # | Sold Date | Shop Card Image |
| Serial # 1314 | May 1929 |  |
| Serial # 2761 | May 1935 |  |
| Serial # 4117 | November 1937 |  courtesy of Jeff Dacks |
| Serial # 7614 | October 1947 | 
Answer to an inquiry in 1952 of the origin of serial number 7614. courtesy of Bob Lineberger |
| Serial # 15096 | June 1956 |  |
| Serial # 17085 | Feb. 1958 | 
courtesy of Andrew Critzer |
| Serial # 30017 | October 1964 |  |
Source: Various Bach loyalists
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