We are always looking for more information on the Bach mouthpiece line through older Bach catalogs. If you have additional catalog scans you would like to share, please contact us through the header on each page.
Although Vincent Bach began mfg. mouthpieces around 1918, the first references we’ve been able to locate appear in very early Wurlitzer and Carl Fisher catalogs from this era. Below you will find the original text from these early catalogs.
Full size images of some of these catalogs can be found in the library section through the header above.
1922 Bach Mouthpieces | Wurlitzer Catalog No. 127 |
Cornet | 6-C, 7-C, 8-C |
Trumpet | 6-T, 7-T, 8-T |
Cornet/Trumpet Combination |
Model 7 |
Trombone | 12 |
Baritone | 7 |
Note: Important to notice that in the 1922 references to Bach Mouthpieces, the different models for both the trumpet and cornet. In the 1926 catalog, these combined into single models for both trumpet and cornet. This is an important transition for Bach mouthpieces series.
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1926 Bach Mouthpieces | Wurlitzer Catalog No. 131 |
Cornet/Trumpet | 2 ½, 3, 6, 6 ½, 7, 7C, 8, 9, 10 |
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1938 Bach Mouthpieces
A Handy List of the Most Popular Bach Mouthpieces, including the New Comfortable Rims
621 East 216th Street New York, NY
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1954 Bach Mouthpieces (8/1/54)
Mt. Vernon, NY
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1958 Bach Mouthpieces(11/58)
Mt. Vernon, NY
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1959 Bach Mouthpieces
Mt. Vernon, NY
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1979 Bach Mouthpieces AV6001 (9/79)
Elkhart, IN
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1982 Bach Mouthpieces AV6014 (2/82)
Elkhart, IN
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1990s Bach Mouthpieces 6001 (?/??)
Elkhart, IN
Sources: Early Mouthpiece catalog references by Steve Dillon / DillonMusic.com