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Compression in the Valves seems good to me. (See Photos) There is also one small pit on the bell. This Cornet belonged to his father and his father was the original owner.
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This is a Bach New York Mount Vernon Stradivarius Bb Cornet Model 31 New York 67 Bell Serial Number 12756 Bore X Circa 1953.

Once properly intonated the F and Bb side intonation matches well, and the timbre matches well with the Bb having a tendency to be slightly brighter. How the horn plays: Full, warm and rich sound with a smooth, buttery tone. Carl Fischer outsourced work for their high end brass, and higher quality instruments were produced for Carl Fischer in West Germany by Bohm Meinl. The York Master line was a line of higher-end instruments produced by Bohm Meinl in West Germany as subsidiary of the Carl Fischer company. This instrument comes with a worn hardshell case and a mouthpiece in good condition. This horn is finished in pure polished brass, and fingerprints should be wiped off after use if the player wishes for the horn to stay as shiny as it is now if they are not wiped off then the horn will develop a lovely patina.
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This instrument has been professionally cleaned in our shop and repaired to full playability. All of the minor imperfections are visible in the pictures, and none of it affects the playability of the horn. The bell engraving reads: YORK MASTER/ 196007. As for the aesthetic condition of the instrument, there are a few small dings and pings as well as some isolated areas of very light pitting, etching, and scratching. The valves move very well with very good compression, and the slides all move of course. This instrument is in very good condition and plays very well. Here is a vintage (serial number 196007) York Master “Schmidt” model double french horn. The intonation is better and the notes center better, in my opinion.Silver and Brass Music Shop is a brick-and-mortar brass instrument restoration and repair shop located in Carson City, NV. The fit and finish is superb, the horns do not come standard with a first valve saddle (a trigger was an extra cost option) and don't need it.

The average production for Bach in that period is about 3000 horns a year, compared to 16,000 to 20,000 horns per year during the last decade or so. Here's why: After Selmer bought Bach, they purchased a fairly new state-of-the-art factory from Conn (who was bailing out to Texas for cheap labor), hired the experience Conn workers (as a group probably more skilled and experienced than those working for Bach in Mt.

Vernon in 1965 to about 1970 or so, roughly serial number 30000 to 60000. Early Elkhart Quality Bach Trumpets "Early Elkhart means those made from the time of the move from Mt. This horn is was probably made with some of the Mt Vernon parts. Many of the highly skilled workers from the Mt Vernon plant as well as recently displaced Conn employees came to work for Selmer in Indiana. Assembled in Elkhart (600 Industrial Parkway Elkhart, IN) still under the watchful eye of Vincent Bach. Vintage Bach 37 ML manufactured in 1970 after leaving Mt Vernon.
