she’s a Bach Stradivarius Model 42b. Been in the family since the mid 70’s when my uncle found it at an estate sale. Lore is the widow didn’t know what she had, and he got it for cheap. She apparently did say that her husband bought it new though, so assumed the Bell and slide go together. I’m having a hard time figuring out how to date it.. the serial number says 1650 3, with the 3 spaced off a bit.. bell says Elkhart Corp. and the bead wire is magnetic, which someone on another thread said that it was likely a 70s era Elkhart corp. model.
Anyway, I’ve always been curious about her origins. We’ve been through a lot in our 20-odd years together, and with my uncle 30-some years before that, and (imo) she still plays beautifully!
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