[TPIN] Bach Strads in the fall

[Michael Anderson]

This is not true. Bach is owned by Selmer which is owned by Steinway.
Steinway oversees all the upper management. Selmer Paris is a completely
different company I believe. Bach workers have been on strike awhile, so
this may affect availability soon. I talked to Tedd Waggoner (Bach manager)
at ITG in early June and he said the vote that took place during the
conference was very close to passing. He said that this was good news
because it meant they were moving in the right direction and that there were
only a few minor details to hash out. I haven't heard a thing since then.

I went to the plant in February and picked out 35 or so trumpets and was
shocked by how consistent they were. I was not picking Strad Bb's though.
Only Cs, cornets, piccs, Ebs and flugals. I got a tour of the plant and was
shown some very specific ways in which bach has been addressing the
inconsistency issue and it seems to me that they are on the right track. My
2 cents.
MA


> From: Rebekah Mortensen <carfanatic11 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:33:06 -0700 (PDT)
> To: David Leonnig <dleonnig at sbcglobal.net>, <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Bach Strads in the fall
> 
> I was talking to a guy the other day who was a jupiter
> dealer about Bachs.  He told me that he stopped
> dealing with bach because one out of every three horns
> he ordered from them sounded great while the other two
> didn't.  The guy said it was because selmer paris
> bought bach.  I don't know how true this is, but I
> just thought it might help with your speculations,
> Rebekah.
> 
> --- David Leonnig <dleonnig at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> I have seen a number of postings in various places,
>> and really don't know what to believe regarding the
>> current supply of new Bach trumpets.
>>    
>>   I suspect that Bach probably has not made as many
>> Strads this year as in years past. I have also seen
>> the messages about "the last serial number made
>> before the strike," et al.
>>    
>>   What is the real situation, according to those who
>> may know more than we do?
>>    
>>   Also, in Texas we have quite a pent-up demand for
>> Silver Bach Strads every fall. If you have one you
>> want to sell, please contact me off list. While they
>> will be at a premium anywhere if supplies are
>> limited, Texas is a gigantic market for these horns,
>> and the band directors are adamant about their
>> importance, real or imagined.
>>    
>>   Back to lurking.
>>    
>>   Dave Leonnig
>>   Horn Haven