[Trombone-l] Bach 16M

[Eric & Candice Swanson]

MARTIN ELLRICK wrote:

>.....He recently lent me one of his vintage Elkhart Bach 16m's (Coprion bell with 
>the lacquer stripped, and I fell in love with it....rich, dark, able to blend, 
>yet cut like a mother when needed.....(played on a 16Mlt in College)
>Upshot is, he won't sell...:-)
>So...looking for a Mt. Vernon or early Elkhart 16M...a more difficult quest 
>than anticipated........
>  
>

Marty,

Not to get nitpicky, but it was Conn that had the "Coprion" bell.  It 
was an almost totally copper bell that is very reddish in color.  You 
could be talking about what Bach calls a "gold brass" bell.  If so, it 
will have a "G" on the bell i.e. "Model 16G", or 12G.  Might help in 
your search if you are using the correct terminology.  Finding an 
Elkhart Bach LT16M should be pretty easy, but there probably aren't many 
out there with Gold brass bells.  If your teacher's horn has no G on the 
bell, then it probably is just the regular yellow brass bell anyway though.

Eric Swanson