Bach Stradivarius MLV 72 Sn/ 68789 ‘Vindabona’ W/ Reeves PVA

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Bach Stradivarius MLV 72 Sn/ 68789 ‘Vindabona’ (Circa 1972)
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Bach’s version of a rotary sound, more conical in nature, step bore. 43 lead pipe (unmarked). lacquer condition is great. No dents or dings, or trauma. Some minor swirls in the lacquer. All slides work nicely. 459′ Medium-large bore, yellow brass one-piece hand-hammered #72 bell, standard construction #43 mouth-pipe, monel pistons, Great Compression. Valves and slides are perfect! Has a great ring and a big dark sound. It feels and sounds great. Rare trumpet indeed of this vintage. Wynton, Brian Lynch, Ryan Kisor, and Dave Ballou. . .. are all guys who have played “Vindy’s” similar to this. This horn is has a dreamy tone! SN# 68789 places the Manufacture date around 1972 Made in Elkhart.
The Bach Stradivarius ‘Vindabona’ Bb trumpets are made with a progressive or conical bore, rather than a cylindrical bore. The top leg of the tuning slide should measure .444′ and the bottom leg should be .453′. Then, there are .453′ ‘filler’ tubes installed until you get to the .459′ valve casing and slides. The #72 standard weight bell fitted to the Vindabona should read .462′ at the tail. Early Elkhart Bach Stradivarius Vindabona (MLV 72),
I think the trumpets were made better around that time. Below are just a few reasons why: Valve Casings It is generally understood that prior to S/N 121,7XX (approx. 1977), valve casings were made from 2 pieces. The top part was made of nickel silver. (The original heavy weight horn!) This horn has Metal Valve guides The metal (brass) valve guides were replaced with nylon plastic guides during the 1980’s. This was done for further cost/performance reasons. Bell Construction - Thickness On older Bach trumpets the bell thickness is tapered as the bell flares out. Today, through modern manufacturing techniques, the bell thickness is much more uniform, allowing for similar sound vs. daily manufacturing variations. This is one reason why older Bach trumpets often have a different sound to them. Source …….. www.bachloyalis...
A fine example of a classic Bach trumpet, the ‘Vindabona’. This horn introduced in 1961 was described by Vincent Bach in his catalogue as a ‘brand new trumpet of an amazing response and fascinating timbre of tone….the 72 bell is of a larger bore, the tuning slide telescopic, which combination results in a gorgeously rich, noble, majestic tone, resonant and compact, very flexible through the entire compass, enormous in carrying power’.
This horn dates back to 1972 a few years after the move to Elkhart when Vincent himself was personally overseeing production….this is a classic instrument. The compression is very good and the valves are fast, all slides pull….. It is a very nice playing horn. No Case / No Mouthpiece

[@RGL01]

Nice playing. Pleasure to listen to.

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You're very kind. Stay tuned to the HornTrader!

[@722DL]

Effortlessly you play so well

[@722DL]

Magical is the sound

[@otmq]

I owned this horn’s sibling horn, 2 years ago.
I bought it for $2150.
It just didn’t work for me well above high C, was too dark for the difficult commercial environments and the tough Ship gigs I play.
If I had a less strenuous gig, I would’ve kept it.
I kept it for 8 months… flipped it for $2,400.
I like my $75 Nova Los Angeles better, for the tough endurance and range requirements I’m faced with.
Go figure!