The resulting profusion of brands and models have been rationalised over the years, and today, B&H brass instruments are principally produced under the Besson brand name. After WWII, the B&H group acquired the British arm of Besson, a company founded by the Frenchman Gustave Auguste Besson in the mid-19th century. Hawkes & Son was originally founded in the 1860s by William Hawkes as an importer of muscial instruments, later venturing into music publishing and instrument manufacture. It only diversified into instrument manufacture about a century later. The former began life as a bookstore founded by Thomas Boosey in the 18th century.

This company was formed from the merger of Boosey & Co. Mixed reviews - some people believe it's great, others think it's a dud.īoosey & Hawkes has for many years been the sole large-scale producer of brass instruments in the UK. New! Gordon Cherry has very kindly given permission for his Bach trombone serial number list to be reproduced on this site. The trick, it seems, is to play test a few examples to make sure you're getting one of the good ones. Bach aficionados will generally keen to point out that most Bachs are good instruments, however. Sadly, the previously high standard of quality control declined in the 1990s - there have been complaints of instances of shoddy workmanship. Elkart instruments have also been very good until the late 1980s. Mount Vernon-era instruments are highly-prized by collectors, particularly those rare examples that are in good condition. Selmer had all the tooling and machinery moved to Elkhart, Indiana, and production resumed in 1965. Vincent Bach sold his company to the Selmer Corporation in 1961. Hence, I don't think there were any trombones produced at the previous site (I haven't seen any evidence to suggest the opposite), but don't quote me on this! In 1953, Bach moved factories again, this time to Mount Vernon, New York where production continued until the early 1960s.

Trombone designs were finalised in 1928, the same year Vincent moved factories to the Bronx, New York. Vincent Bach began producing mouthpieces in New York in 1918 and trumpets in 1924. Please take a few moments to read my copyright notice and disclaimer if you haven't done so already.ĭiscontinued Trombone Model Specifications I hope to add to and continually update this list - please do let me know if you spot any errors or omissions.

This is a list containing the specifications of non-custom trombone models from various manufacturers that have been discontinued. Specifications of Discontinued Trombone Models

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