Bach Trumpet Serial Numbers List

Updated, July 3, 2013! An Historic Look at the Bach Trumpet ~~~~~ My Slide Improve your Bach Strad with a classic styled tuning slide. Patterned after the early Bach. On the other hand, trumpets numbered 89 and beyond do. The authors assume that model names were added to instruments starting at a serial number in between. The Company Name. From the beginning of production, the company name, Vincent Bach Corporation, was stamped on each bell. Vincent Bach appears in.

A friend gave me his old Bundy that he had played in school band, probably in the early to mid-70s. I remember back in high school me and my Bach-owning buddies looked down on the kids playing 3rd trumpet on Bundys, but I have developed new respect 'cause this horn plays surprisingly well. I know it is student horn and was designed by Vincent Bach, but I am confused about how Bundy trumpets fit into trumpet manufacturing history. Was Bundy at one time an independent trumpet maker and bought out by Selmer like Bach?

Also, I would like to date this horn, but the only list of serial numbers I can find for Bundy are combined with Buescher and seems useless for dating this horn. The serial number is 123608.

Engraving on the bell reads: DESIGNED BY VINCENT BACH B U N D Y H. Can anybody steer me to info on the Bundy brand? The Bundy serial number question is a difficult one, as I would agree the Kirmser ones are relevant to too many.

Go to ebay guides-History of the Selmer company, for a good history on the various players. George Bundy was an employee of the American operation of the Selmer (Paris)co and operated the business after the French rep went back to France. He then carried other brands for sale.

Bundy bought out the operation in 28 or so and started building Bundy horns in 1941 for the student market. Hauppauge Hd Pvr Gaming Edition Capture Card. You might email Conn-Selmer to see if they have an authoritative serial list.