NY Bach 36 with 8.5 inch bell
- BrianJohnston
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Not too long ago I saw a thread of someone mentioning that they had or were selling a New York Bach 36 with an 8.5 inch bell… basically making the bell section an undercover NY model 42.
Does anyone have any information on this horn?
Does anyone have any information on this horn?
- Blabberbucket
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That's a 42 bell with a .525 slide
- Burgerbob
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That's what we'd call it now, but the 42 didn't exist yet!
- modelerdc
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- Joined: May 03, 2018
Word is that Jimmy Kneeper’s 36 had a factory 8.5 bell. I’ve played Bachs with 36 slides and 42 bells and it works well, as you would expect a little broader than the standard 8 inch bells
- Fruitysloth
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My main horn right now is a custom 8.5” bell section (courtesy of Ray Mason) fitted to a 36 slide, and I LOVE IT. A ton of projection with the nickel bell, you can pop in a slightly bigger mouthpiece and get some really warm tones out of it, and an even bigger mouthpiece for a nice symphonic sound.
- BrianJohnston
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Does anyone know if New York 34s were also sometimes made at 8.5in?
- RJMason
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I’ve never seen nor heard of a 34 bell made on the 446 mandrel with an 8.5 inch flare. I have seen, played, or heard about NY 36 bells made on a mandrel with a larger throat than a 36 or 42, varying in diameter from 7.75, 8, 8.25, and 8.5.
- Matt_K
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[quote="RJMason"]I’ve never seen nor heard of a 34 bell made on the 446 mandrel with an 8.5 inch flare. I have seen, played, or heard about NY 36 bells made on a mandrel with a larger throat than a 36 or 42, varying in diameter from 7.75, 8, 8.25, and 8.5.[/quote]
Oh wow I would love to try a 7.75” 36 or 34.
Oh wow I would love to try a 7.75” 36 or 34.