Bach Model 6 Trombones

Bach Model 6 VII - Serial Number 2266 - 1945

This is the newer of the two instruments.  The serial number places it as 19453 production.  This horn has a "VII" designation.  I can't find anything on the Web about this model designation.  This horn plays great and belies it's age.  It has a 7 inch bell and a 0.495 inch bore.  It is very bright and very loud and is a great lead horn.  The slide is lightweight and the small size of the horn makes the whole horn very lightweight.  There are some refinements from the 1933 model:  a slide lock and a thinner rolled edge on the bell.  The playing characteristics are:  loud, bright, sure and slots peddle tones better than a bass trombone.  No wonder Pryor like this size horn.  This is not a small sounding instrument.

Digital photos and flash make the finish look much more uneven then it is.  This horn does not have a single dent.

This picture shows the evenness of the finish.

What is the designation "VII?"

  
Not a ding on the bell.  The most wear on this horn is on the top of the slide.

  
The inner slides are perfect.  This is not the original case.  It's a 'Mount Vernon" case.

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