He also coined the slogan: "When You Go Bach, You Go Forward.‘‘ After numerous musicians called his instruments the "Stradivarius" of trumpets, he had the foresight to register "Stradivarius" as a trademark for himself, which is still valid today. In 1928 he also began building trombones. From then on, he gradually expanded his trumpet program into a complete series. For musicians who only needed one of these instruments once or twice a year and could not afford it, he developed a special rental program. So Bach began to build these less used instruments and soon his small factory became a paradise for wind players who needed instruments for special requirements. Most of today's trumpets are tuned in Bb, but much of the classical literature was originally written for trumpets in C or D. In 1922 the production of Bach trumpets began. He now gave up his concert activities in order to concentrate fully on his new business. Bach was now even able to hire two additional workers to expand the product range. This caused Bach to once again start a rush of orders for his mouthpieces. Barely able to pay his rent, he placed an advertisement in "Metronome", the leading music magazine of the time, entitled "How to Become a Wizard on the Cornet Without Practicing". This system is still in use today on popular models like the 7C and 3C.Īfter Bach had sold his mouthpieces to all his acquaintances, the demand sank rapidly.
Bach's numbering system thus demystified mouthpiece selection. In the past, it was common practice to market mouthpieces under an artist's name.
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His most important innovation was to develop a complete series of mouthpieces based on a logical numbering of cup and bore sizes.
In 1919, Bach rented a small room at 204E 85th New York, bought a lathe for $300, and began making one mouthpiece a day between his performances. Bach’s numbering system demystified mouthpiece selection.
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