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Staab was we came across Esther's maiden name to make the connection. In April of 1925 Vincent Bach married Esther Staab from Wichita, Kansas. The horn was noted as being completed on Feb.

The name Staab is what originally connected this instrument to the personal life of Vincent Bach, thus bringing even more intrigue to the past of this instrument. Staab) who received this instrument with the name of a Theater and address in Wichita, KS. The shop card further noted the gentleman (A.A. As for the bore size it measures (.462'). As seen in photographs it can be noticed that the bell is made of some sort of bronze or gold brass material as opposed to the yellow brass found on the majority of the rest of the instrument and on most other early Bach instruments. Leading us up to one very unique feature of this instrument. It is our assumed this 'K' is to designate the material used for the bell. The meaning of 'K' however is not exactly known. The letter 'T' is known as the mandrel Bach used frequently and is common. Bach '45' shop card indicates as does the stamp on the bell the designation 'TK'. Certain things are not made clear however and remain a mystery. Some pieces of information are easily found on the instrument such as the Bell mandrel and leadpipe mandrel that are stamped on the instruments. One thing Vincent Bach did with his early instruments was keep shop cards that contain certain bits of information. Now we've touched on the rarity of such an impeccable piece, and the condition of such, let us discuss briefly the unique history of this instrument.

Vincent bach trumpet serial number search