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Hi all,

I wanted to start a thread of all of the pro trombonists I know that are playing Bach trombones from any of the New York/MV eras 30s-60s. Here are the ones I am aware of, please add to the list:

Jay Friedman - MV42
Charlie Vernon - NY50
Mike Szabo - MV50
David Binder - MV42
Rick Stout - MV42
Christopher Davis - MV50
Brad White - MV42
Brian Johnston - MV42
Athos Castellan - NY50
Micha Davis - MV50
Tim Higgins - MV42

Rick Stout in Cleveland plays a MV 42 (think he has one with a Thayer and one with original valve)

Are you including the Corp-era horns? Bach made some great horns during those years and, if an orchestral pro is playing one, it is probably one of them!

greenbean wrote: Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:02 am Are you including the Corp-era horns? Bach made some great horns during those years and, if an orchestral pro is playing one, it is probably one of them!

I wasn't originally, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to include those horns as well. As long as there is specification:

EX.:
NY50
MV50
Corp42

Chris Buckholz (Army Jazz Ambassadors lead trombone 1997-2005, currently 2nd trombone Santa Fe Opera) has been playing a MV12LT as his primary jazz horn for a few years.

Several top freelance players here in the UK play Bach 6’s such as Gordon Campbell,Richard Edwards plans a MT Vernon 16

I play a Corp 12!

Why?

You could add the recently retired Bones Malone but it would be easier to make a list of the horns he didn’t play from this era judging by the consignment sale of his horns that went down recently.

JoeAumann wrote: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:39 pmWhy?

Why not?

Brian,

I have been playing a NY36B for a while now. I have been enjoying it quite a bit.

I play a Mount Vernon Lt 36
and a 1st year elkhart 12 (Mount Vernon parts)

Gordon Campbell plays a 16 bach corp.

Massimo69 wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:43 pm Gordon Campbell plays a 16 bach corp.

Gordon has always played a Bach 6 which has been customised

Do you happen to know in which way it has been customised? Thank you!

Massimo69 wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:43 pm Gordon Campbell plays a 16 bach corp.

Pretty sure he plays a Mt vernon 6...

Oslide wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:59 am Do you happen to know in which way it has been customised? Thank you!

He had the bell stays filled with lead

BrianJohnston wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:08 am

Massimo69 wrote: Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:43 pm Gordon Campbell plays a 16 bach corp.

Pretty sure he plays a Mt vernon 6...

Could well be, last time I played his horn which was a long time ago it was a Corp with a 7.5 inch bell and lightweight nickel slide. One of the best 6's I've ever had the pleasure of blowing!

By chance just hit upon a very short (1:30) interview with Cordon Campbell where he mentions that he's playing a "Vincent Bach, an old Mount Vernon, V11 bell, original brass".

Took me a while to realize what he meant by "V one one" .

Must have changed bell's or full bone at some point.
I've not been with him since he had a full head of hair.......

I seen on his bell 16 corporation anyway maybe mistake...

Birch Johnson mod 6 with 16M slide, Tom Malone 16m mt vernon but he have around 20 of those, Bill Watrous played a Peppy's pettinato customized 16M 1940 bach.

Carl Fontana played a 12 corp customized

Oslide wrote: Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:53 pm By chance just hit upon a very short (1:30) interview with Cordon Campbell where he mentions that he's playing a "Vincent Bach, an old Mount Vernon, V11 bell, original brass".

Took me a while to realize what he meant by "V one one" .

Thanks for this! He's got one of the best trombone sounds i've ever heard.

I now play an early Corp 50b.

I play NY 16, Corp. Lt12, Mount Vernon 12 slide with 1990 8G Bell, Mount Vernon Lt36, Corp. 42BO and Corp. 50B3.
I would love a NY 12

dukesboneman wrote: Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:45 pm I play NY 16, Corp. Lt12, Mount Vernon 12 slide with 1990 8G Bell, Mount Vernon Lt36, Corp. 42BO and Corp. 50B3.
I would love a NY 12

Nice list. I’d like a NY or MV34… someday.

Matt Niess (recently retired lead trombonist in the Army Blues) has played on an old Bach 6 forever - don't know what era though. Anyone know?

I think he is currently playing a Martin Imperial as his Jazz. Large bore he plays Edwards.

Yeah, he picked up that Martin at a pawn shop somewhere around 2010, IIRC. It's since been modified by BAC to have a modular F attachment / neckpipe and the Army star on the tuning slide.