Production was interrupted until the company hired replacement workers, and roughly a third of the strikers returned to work. The main issues were the union's desire to preserve employee compensation and company's goals to increase product quality. On 1 April 2006, workers at the Bach plant in Elkhart began a strike that lasted three years. The new Bach Artisan Trumpet AB190 takes it the next step further. Vernon in order to return the Bach to it’s rightful place as the world’s finest professional trumpet. They returned to original designs used by Vincent Bach and crafting techniques used back in Mt.

Bach Artisan Trumpet – AB190 – Bb Lacquer Trumpet.In 1939 the Mercury models had serial numbers in the 10,000's. For example, in 1928 the Apollo serial numbers were 8600 - 8700. For some unknown reason, Bach numerical order varies from time to time. * Note: Vincent Bach used the trade names of Stradivarius, Mercedes, Mercury, Minerva, & Apollo.None of the charts I've found go beyond 646xxx, which is 2007. I'm trying to find out when serial # 661xxx was made. I have an additional question about serial numbers of newer Bach trumpets.

I have a bach trumpet serial number 11 having trouble getting shop card any suggestions. Checking a bach stradivarius serial? I hear you can check whether or not a trumpet was in a good batch of instruments by the serial number.The company was founded in 1918 by Austrian-born trumpeter Vinzenz Schrottenbach (Vincent Bach).

The Vincent Bach Corporation is an American manufacturer of brass musical instruments that began early in the twentieth century and still exists as a subsidiary of Conn-Selmer, a division of Steinway Musical Instruments.

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