Bach 7C CORP mouthpiece with no dot
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I recently acquired a Bach 7C mouthpiece that came with an old Bach Mercedes trumpet I bought. I was cleaning the mouthpiece up to possibly give it away to a student who’s taking private lessons from a friend when I noticed there was no period after the CORP lettering on the cup. I have never played a 7C that I liked, and have gifted numerous ones I’ve found in cases of trumpets I’ve bought. After researching the odd stamping, it seems that these were made shortly after Bach was sold to Selmer, and are basically the same as Mt. Vernon mouthpieces.
Well, I tried it out today and it is definitely different from the typical Bach 7C mouthpieces I’ve given away. The rim is comfortable and the cup seems to have a slightly different shape and doesn’t feel as deep. It plays really well, is easy to get around on, and has a nice sound. I think I’ll keep it a while, since I hadn’t mentioned it to my friend yet. Time (and playing it with a few groups) will tell if it’s really a keeper…
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Here’s an overlay of scans of the “no dot” (in red) and the more modern (in green) Bach 7C. There is quite a difference…
1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet -
@Dale-Proctor My guess is that it's an early Elkhart mouthpiece, which is identical to the preceding Mt. Vernon version. I wonder why it was so noticeably changed after that.
