Musical Notes

Amanda, a repair tech at The Mighty Quinn duets with Mike Myers, a Bach Artist who has been with the Seattle Symphony since 2017.

Repair tech Amanda showcases the restoration of a 1971 Bach 37 Trumpet.

Brass tech TJ shares the restoration of a Bach 36G Stradivarius Trombone. Born in the mid to late 1990s - it's just a shiny young zoomer!

You’re probably wondering why I call it a FrankenBach - that’s because it has a 50’s NY body paired with a later Elkhart bell.

Recently we got in a big bunch of custom Bach trumpets and trombones. Here’s a few highlights from the group.

Yes, brass fans - you read that correctly - a 42 bell trumpet! You can check out the original specs of the horn on the photo of the shop card, too! This horn is almost all original, with roughly 70% of its lacquer remaining, and has seen very little trauma in its long life.

What you see here are a ‘62 Mt Vernon, a ‘66 43, and a ‘70 37, and they are all in pretty fantastic shape! The Mt Vernon is the best player of the three, but probably because it has had a valve job at some point and the pistons are still nice and tight.

Today I’m going through a shipment of 22 trombones. Most of them are Bach 42BO like the one you see here!  This particular horn is like brand new aside from a small dent in the knuckle tubing I have repaired. Most of them are near perfect with tiny cosmetic flaws, and a few show light use.

Here’s a cool little horn I finished up today - a Bach Mt. Vernon Model 6 alto trombone! This alto trombone was a conversion done on a regular Model 6, and the tech did quite a nice job on it. Note the unusual tuning mechanism!