Bach Instrument Serial Numbers

Bach Trumpets, Cornets
Date	Serial #
1926	500
1927	600
1928	900
1930	1450
1935	2250
1940	4650
1941	5500
1945	6500
1950	9100
1953	12000
1955	13600
1960	19500
1961	21000
1964	24000
1965	30000
1970	50000
1974	100000
1975	112000
1980	175000
1981	200000
1983	230000
1985	250000
1990	336000
1994	420000
Note: Vincent Bach used the trade names of Stradivarius, Mercedes, Mercury, Minerva, and Apollo. For some reason, Vincent jumped around a little on serial numbers. For example, in 1928 the Apollo serial numbers were 8600 - 8700. In 1939 the Mercury models had serial numbers in the 10,000s. The first Minerva (#2722) was built in 1958.