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Vincent Corporation Corporation era
| Time | Location | Images |
| 1916 | Music published by Vincent Bach 210 W. 107th Street New York, NY(map) |
 More than likely an apartment Vincent Bach used |
| 1918 | Vincent Bach Corp. 11 East 14th Street New York, NY(map) |
 Historical photo from Where and What is 11 East 14th Street. a Blog about early American movies/theaters |
| 1919 to 1922 |
Vincent Bach Corp. 204 East 85th Street New York, NY(map) |
Inside the front store |
Today – 2006 |
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| 1922 to 1928 |
Vincent Bach Corp. 241 East 41st Street New York, NY(map) |
 1950’s picture from MP CatalogApproximately 10 employeesTrumpets first mfg. in 1924. |
 <Building gone – 2006>News Building in same location today |
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| Oct. 1928 to 1953 |
Vincent Bach Corp. 621 East 216th Street 627 East 216th Street Bronx, NY (621-P East 216th Street, New York 67, NY)(map) |
 1950’s picture from MP CatalogApproximately 50 employees |
Today – 2006 |
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 A very “rare” document stating change of address to Mt. Vernon, NY location. |
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| 1953 to 1963/65 (2/7/63) |
Vincent Bach Corp. 50 South MacQuesten Parkway Mt. Vernon, NY(map) |
 1950’s picture from MP Catalog |
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Note: Google Maps must be wrong, or the street was re-numbered. You’ll need to scroll down the street to see this building. |
Also, read the roadmap trip by Bill Siegfried on his roadtrip here.
Selmer / Conn-Selmer ownership era
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| Time | Location | Images |
| 1964-1967 | 225 E Jackson Blvd. Elkhart, IN (map) |
After purchase of Buescher Band Instrument Company, the manufacturing was shifted from Mt. Vernon, NY to Elkhart, IN. Building was on the National Register of Historic Places, before it was torn down. |
| 1967 |
from Selmer history |
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| 1967 to Today |
Conn Selmer 600 Industrial Parkway Elkhart, IN(map) |
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Sources:
Special thanks to Bill Siegfried for today images.
Vincent Bach Mouthpiece Catalog Scans courtesy of Erik Veldkamp
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Jump into a conversationOur family has a Vincent Bach bugle with the number 388 inscribed on it. Do you know the approximate year this bugle was manufactured? My father-in-law sold these bugles as a young man approximately from 1929 on for some time. Thank you for any help you can give us.