BachLoyalist.com -Serial Number IndexTrumpetsThere are multiple sourcesfor the Vincent Bach trumpet on the internet today. Wedecided to combine into a single timeline reference tobetter understand the instrument serial numbers vs. Thestatus of the company.We're always looking formore information/corrections to include, so please email usthrough our contact us link in the header. Allinformation is copyright per the original owner/source.TrumpetSerial NumbersSerialNumberYearYearEvent/ News-1890Born VincentSchrotenbachin Vienna-1916Vincent Bach designedand handcrafted his first mouthpieces.-1916Vincent Bach 1stpublished Cornet Solos210 W. 107 StNew York, NY-1918Vincent Bach beganMouthpiece Mfg.(Workshop)11 East14th StreetNew York, NY-19191st Factory204 East 85th StreetNew York, NY-1922Moved to 2nd Factory237 East 41st StreetNew York, NY-1922Incorporated asVincent Bach Corporation, Inc.New York CityIndex #: 7517August 18, 1922-19241st Trumpets/Cornets Completed-1925May 1, 1925 - 1stTrumpet Sold(from USPTO Filing)-1925'Mercury' trademarkfiledFiled: August 14, 1925Registered: May 16, 1926-1925'Stradivarius'trademark filedFiled: August 14, 1925Registered: May 16, -1st Mfg. Card @ Bach509-1927'Mercedes' trademarkfiledFiled: March 21, 1927Registered: May 31, 1927-19271st models with Nickelcasings-19281st Mercury modeltrumpets using German Valve blocks.-Oct.1928Moved to 3rd factory621 East 216th StreetBronx, NY901928-1928Bach Apollo Model868-1928Bach Apollo Models5194-2561933-1933Bach Mercury Models4111939-Bach Mercury Cornet(Dec. 190-486191-579192-6501953-Latest knownNY serial number.
(Mercury)126151953-Earliest knownMt. Vernon serial number.128361953-1953Moved toMt.
Vernon, NY50 South MacQuestenParkwayMt. Vernon, NY301231954-10/5/54Bach Mercury CornetBach Mercury Models136019581958Bach Minerva Model272Bach Minerva Model195031960-8/17/60Bach Mercury Trumpet281Bach Minerva Model-1961Vincent Bach Corp.purchased by Selmer Industries(October 1962-'Vincent Bach'trademark filedFiled: May 2, 1962Registered: Feb. 19, 1963'Bach shield'trademark filedFiled: May 2, 1962Registered: July 30, 1963-1963Closed Mt. Vernon, NYFactory240071964-1965Production started inElkhart, IN600 Industrial ParkwayElkhart, IN30000001975-1976Vincent Bach Dies1217XX1999999999995-1995Selmer Industries buysSteinway Musical Properties-1996IPO as SteinwayMusical Instruments-1997'Bach Circle'trademark filedFiled: May 1, 1997Registered: Oct. 13, 199999-2000-2000Acquisition of UnitedMusical Instruments20002-2002John Stoner named CEO;Conn Selmer2003-2003Merger of UMI andSelmer into Conn-Selmer'Vincent Bach'trademarkRenewed: March 5, 200952004-2004ClosedOriginal Selmer PlantNorth Main Street,Elkhart, IN-2004John Ratzenberger's'Made in America'Filmed-2004'Bach shield'trademarkRenewed: Feb. 13, 200072006-Last Horn built beforeStrike April 1st 2007-Start of the 'TrueBach'Advertising Campaign-Model 182 (Eastlake,OH)Note differentserial number orderSerialNumberYearYearEvent/ News.
.King Serial Number Ranges By ModelPlease note that there are a few with the 'King' name on them that were not made by the HN White Company:. Pre-1916 Kings are or Evette & Schaeffer stencils. The King Tempo is a stencil.
The is a Kohlert or Amati stencil (probably Kohlert). The name is from King's association with SML: Strasser-Marigaux-Lemaire. The is an SML stencil. 'The New King' and 'Toneking' are model names for a series of horns. 'Recording King' was a model name for a series of stencil horns, mainly made byModelStart #End #50,000(1916)110,000(1929)110,000(1929)180,000(1935)180,000(1935)511,000(1975)272,000(1945)800,000(1998)731,000(1995)736,000(1996). Buescher Models. Buffet Models.
Conn Models. Couesnon Models. Dolnet Models. Grafton Models. Holton Models.
Keilwerth Models. King Models. Kohlert Models. Martin Models.
Adolphe Sax Models. Selmer Models. SML Models. Yanagisawa Models.
King Tempo Trumpet
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