Did Rafael Mendez play Bach horns?

trumpetera

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Can it be for real!?

Ebay no. 170279271254
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oxleyk · Heavyweight Member Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 4180

Nowhere in the listing does it say that Mendez played or owned this. Just that it has the Mendez engraving, Mendez mouthpiece, and that it could have been presented to him. In the photo it looks like RM is holding an Olds.

This is sort of like taking a Tiffany vase and engraving Picasso's face on it and claiming it was Picasso's. Biggest difference is the trumpet is still a New York Bach whereas the Tiffany vase is just a piece of glass with lost potential.

Kent

trumpetera · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:19 am Post subject:

pitchlevel · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Its a beautiful horn to be sure, but nowhere in the ad does it say that the engraving or the plating are original. Without a shop card or some other kind of proof I´d be skeptical. It could have been plated and engraved last year or last week.

As far as Mendez owning or playing it, without some kind of proof, well...

If something seems to good to be true...

trpt.hick · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject:

I don't know if the Bach trumpet is a fake or not, but I have never heard of Mendez owning or playing a Bach. He delt with Besson and Olds, but this horn might have been a presentation gift or something. If it was, I am wondering why it wasn't in his collection. I'm sure he would not have sold it or given it away.

Unless the seller has proof or some logical story to confirm the trumpet's authentocity, I wouldn't bid on it.

Dave Hickman

trumpetera · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject:

MikeyMike · Heavyweight Member Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 1680

Yup. Wouldn't be tough for me to buy a used horn and have it engraved with any likeness I wanted.
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Ahh... that old case smell.

trpt.hick · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject:

The Moderators have been deleting several impolite and unrelated posts. that is why the thread may not make a lot of sense in terms of flow.

The culprit has been blocked now, so I things will get back to normal.

Dave Hickman

Moderators · TH Moderator Group Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 3906

Because this horn seems to be the subject of so much interest, this thread has been cleaned up and is being returned to open forum for reference only.