Bach Stradivarius model 5

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gregwaits
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by gregwaits »

Has anyone here ever seen this rare model? Years ago I won an eBay auction for one, but it wasn’t delivered. Fortunately I recouped some of my loss via EBay’s claims policy.

The model 5 was only produced from 1938-1941. I’ve not been able to find any specs of the horn, but I believe it was a dual bore….maybe along the line of the dual bore King 2B.
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elmsandr
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by elmsandr »

My 1940ish catalog has it as a single bore .485” with a smaller 7” bell than a 6.

“An excellent instrument for small orchestras where only two or three brasses are in the ensemble.”

Never seen nor played one in the flesh,

Andy
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gregwaits
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by gregwaits »

[quote="elmsandr"]My 1940ish catalog has it as a single bore .485” with a smaller 7” bell than a 6.

“An excellent instrument for small orchestras where only two or three brasses are in the ensemble.”

Never seen nor played one in the flesh,

Andy[/quote]

Could you possibly scan and share? Thanks!
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by elmsandr »

[quote="gregwaits"]<QUOTE author="elmsandr" post_id="207606" time="1681590434" user_id="147">
My 1940ish catalog has it as a single bore .485” with a smaller 7” bell than a 6.

“An excellent instrument for small orchestras where only two or three brasses are in the ensemble.”

Never seen nor played one in the flesh,

Andy[/quote]

Could you possibly scan and share? Thanks!
</QUOTE>

I have many times… the whole thing is on here somewhere as a pdf. I just don’t have it handy on this device. There is a link to it at Bach Loyalist… but it isn’t working right now.

Cheers,

Andy
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TromboneSam
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by TromboneSam »

I’ve shared this before in another thread, but here are the specs for the vintage small and “medium” bores, according to Peppy Pettinato. I think the only one of those mentioned that would even be considered a medium bore today is the Bach 16, and even some people lump .509 sized horns in with small bores nowadays. Either way here it is!

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Looks like a Bach 5 has the same slide as the 6 but with a completely different bell section.
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by Matt_K »

I feel like it might be a good idea to transcribe that and sticky it. If people keep posting that, someday I’ll be in a convenient spot and can do it :lol:
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elmsandr
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by elmsandr »

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Entire file is too large an attachment in its current form.
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by Matt_K »

How big is the file? That can be changed pretty easily.