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I have a silver trumpet marked "Bachman Perfected" patented July 1910 #15189
which says it is handmade with a clear #1 after "handmade". It was puchased in
a pawn shop in Chicago in the early 1960's. My question is: who make it
(manufacturer) and is the Bachman name a reference to Harold Bachman?
The few references I find to the name that sounds, Bachman; were all spelled with a double 'n'. York, Vega and Kenny all had patents issued in July of 1910. So, they would possibly be the place to start to see if their instruments, look similar.
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Kenton Scott
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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.
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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net
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B.S. Ed, M.S.
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