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O00Joe Veteran Member
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 364 Location: Houston & Austin, Texas
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 11:29 pm Post subject: VBC. 5C with unusual markings |
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A while back I bought a Vincent Bach Corp. 5C off ebay. The seller claimed it was from Vacchiano's personal collection.
Anyway, right under the cup there's a "23" which I assume means a 23 throat? At the very top of shank it's marked "S". I have no idea what the S means. The metal at the bottom of the shank is extremely thin, more thin than anything else I've got.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
o00Joe _________________ 1981 Bb Bach Stradivarius 37/25 ML raw - Laskey 60C
2003 C Bach Stradivarius 239/25A L silver - Stork Vacchiano 4C25C
2006 Bb/A Schilke Piccolo P5-4 silver - Reeves A adaptor - Stork SM SP6
Akai MPC Live II
Roland JD-Xi
Casio MT-68
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TKSop Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Feb 2014 Posts: 1735 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Yes the 23 would be the throat... Unless someone enlarged it more without marking it on there.
The S stands for symphonic and indicates a larger backbore was drilled in... And yes, it'd be thinner at the end of the shank in that case.
In either case, there's not necessarily any guarantees of who did the work - it could be factory or aftermarket.
If it plays well that's the main thing as always. |
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O00Joe Veteran Member
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 1:32 am Post subject: |
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I was wondering if we could associate a Bach backbore number with the "S" marking.
It's definitely a great mouthpiece. I like like throats but large backbores put too much of that fuzziness and air in the sound. (I already have a naturally dark sound, I have a very high roof of my mouth.) I use the piece for more commercial or intimate jazz style playing actually. _________________ 1981 Bb Bach Stradivarius 37/25 ML raw - Laskey 60C
2003 C Bach Stradivarius 239/25A L silver - Stork Vacchiano 4C25C
2006 Bb/A Schilke Piccolo P5-4 silver - Reeves A adaptor - Stork SM SP6
Akai MPC Live II
Roland JD-Xi
Casio MT-68 |
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Dan in Sydney Veteran Member
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O00Joe Veteran Member
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Excellent that's what I wanted to know! Thank you. _________________ 1981 Bb Bach Stradivarius 37/25 ML raw - Laskey 60C
2003 C Bach Stradivarius 239/25A L silver - Stork Vacchiano 4C25C
2006 Bb/A Schilke Piccolo P5-4 silver - Reeves A adaptor - Stork SM SP6
Akai MPC Live II
Roland JD-Xi
Casio MT-68 |
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