The history of Bach starts with mouthpieces. A century ago, trumpet player Vincent Bach began experimenting with designs and manufacturing processes to replace a broken mouthpiece. Soon after, Vincent Bach’s mouthpieces, and later his trumpets, set the standard for excellence.
We continue that standard today through constant innovation and dedication to the craft. In the Bach workshop, crafting a mouthpiece begins with innovative, yet classic designs and is then carved by a computer-numeric-controlled machine that shapes and cuts solid brass bars. Each step is precise within one ten-thousandth of an inch.
When selecting a Bach trumpet, cornet and fluegelhorn mouthpieces, a brass instrumentalist should choose one that allows the player to produce a solid, compact tone of large volume. A carefully selected Bach mouthpiece can help improve a player’s embouchure, attack, tonguing, and endurance.
Because no two players have the same lip or tooth formation, what is perfect for one player may be entirely unsuitable for another. Bach produces thousands of different combinations of rims, cups and backbores so that each player can find the best mouthpiece for their individual embouchure.
Visit your local dealer and try several genuine Bach mouthpiece models, a
Model
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Depth of Cup |
Approx. Cup Dia. |
Rim Shape |
Description | |
| 1* | Deep | 17.50 mm | Medium thin. |
Extra-large cup for players with a robust embouchure. Produces a great volume of tone. |
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| 1X | Deep | 17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
The pre-1970 (old style) No. 1, with slightly smaller cup and wider rim than the present model. |
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| 1B | Medium deep |
17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
Large cup for players with a robust embouchure. Produces a warm tone with great volume. |
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| 1C* | Medium | 17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
Large diameter, medium cup – good for all-around use. Extra large cup for players with a robust embouchure. Principally used by trumpet players in large symphony orchestras who alternate between Bb, C, and D trumpets. Produces an enormous volume of tone of brilliant timbre. (1982) |
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| 1CW | Medium | 17.00 mm | Slightly wider, gradually lowered to outside. |
Same as No. 1C with wider cushion rim. |
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| 1D | Medium shallow |
17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
Medium shallow cup facilitates high register. Brilliant sound. |
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| 1E | Shallow | 17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
Facilitates high register. Excellent mouthpiece for soprano or piccolo trumpet. |
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| 1.25C | Medium | 17.00 mm | Medium wide. |
Large cup for powerful trumpeters. Compact tone of great carrying power. Extra large cup diameter for well trained symphony, opera, and solo trumpeters. Well suited for interchanging between Bb, C and D trumpet. Clear, brilliant, compact tone of great carrying power through the entire register. (1982) |
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| 1.5B | Medium deep |
17.00 mm | Medium wide. not too sharp. |
Produces a scintillating, warm tone of large volume. For players with a well-trained embouchure. Comfortable rim contour. |
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| 1.5C* | Medium | 17.00 mm | Medium wide. not too sharp. |
Large diameter, medium cup – good for all-around use. |
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| 2 | Deep | 16.50 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. |
Large cup; powerful Teutonic quality of tone. For players with a good embouchure. |
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| 2C | Medium | 16.50 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. |
Large cup; powerful, brilliant tone. For players with a good embouchure. |
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| 2.5C | Medium | 16.40 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. |
Large cup; brilliant, heroic, crisp C trumpet tone. For players with strong, muscular lips. A large size for symphony artists having a well trained embouchure. Rich, brilliant tone. (1982) |
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| 2.75C | Medium | 16.40 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. |
Large cup; bright, lively C trumpet tone. For players with a normal embouchure. Slightly more narrow than No. 21.2C. |
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| 3 | Deep | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. | Fairly large cup with full, rich tone. | |
| 3B | Medium | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. |
A fairly large cup. deep The tone is warm and full. |
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| 3C* | Medium | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. | Fairly large cup, good for all-around use. For players able to use a fairly large mouthpiece who want an easier high register and brilliant tone. Good for large symphony orchestra. (1982) | |
| 3CW | Medium | 16.30 mm | Slightly wider, lowered to outside. |
Same as No. 3C with wider cushion style rim. |
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| 3D | Medium shallow | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. |
Fairly large, medium shallow cup produces a more brilliant tone. Facilitates high register. |
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| 3E | Shallow | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. |
Preferred by players who want a large mouthpiece but with a shallow cup. Facilitates high register. |
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| 3F | Extra shallow | 16.30 mm | Medium wide. |
Same as above but with extra shallow cup. Produces sparkling tone in the extreme high register. |
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| 5A* | Very deep |
16.25 mm | Medium wide, rounded inside edge. |
A fairly large cup with a dark, full, mellow tone. |
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| 5B* | Medium deep |
16.25 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. |
A precise rim and a fairly large cup. The tone is vivid and full. |
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| 5V | Very deep |
16.25 mm | Same as above. |
V style cup with larger #20 throat and #25 backbore. Free blowing, very flexible. |
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| 5MV | Medium deep |
16.25 mm | Same as above. |
Medium deep V style cup with #25 throat and #25 backbore. Good commercial sound.
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| 5SV | Shallow | 16.25 mm | Same as above. | Shallow V style cup with #25 throat and #25 backbore. | |
| 5C* | Medium | 16.25 mm | Medium wide, well rounded toward the inside and outside, fairly flat. |
For players with a strong embouchure who do not like a sharp edge. The tone is lively and rich. An excellent rim for players who do not like a sharp, cutting edge. The tone is lively and rich. A very fine mouthpiece for players with a good embouchure in symphony and theatre work. (1982) |
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| 6 | Deep | 16.20 mm | Medium wide, not too sharp. |
Produces a rich, clear tone of substantial body. Its rim shape was preferred by Vincent Bach. (Cornet model comes with #24 backbore as standard.) Large, full, rather mellow tone: for those having normal embouchure. Particularly effective for cornet. (1982) |
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| 6B | Medium deep |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, not too sharp. |
Produces a beautiful, ringing tone and responds easily. Medium large size gives the lips sufficient room to execute freely. Beautiful livelier tone, easy response (1982) |
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| 6BM | Medium deep |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, not too sharp. |
Same as No. 6B but larger #26 throat, #24 backbore. Large symphony sound. |
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| 6C* | Medium | 16.20 mm | Medium wide, not too sharp, rather flat. |
A distinctive C trumpet cup. Its clear tone cuts through the largest bands and orchestras. More brilliant, flexible tone. Easier for high register. Good for "C" trumpet. (1982) |
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| 7* | Deep | 16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. |
This popular model produces a colorful, liquid tone which is uniform over the entire scale. Desirable for all-around work. A masterpiece in the art of mouthpiece construction. Desirable for all-round work. (1982) |
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| 7A* | Very deep |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. |
Warm, melodious, rich tone approaches the quality of a lyric soprano voice. Free blowing. |
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| 7B | Medium deep |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. | Slightly livelier timbre than No. 7, full in the low and middle registers, responds easily on high tones. Warm, rich sound. Well suited for all-around use.Lively, solid tone in all registers. (1982) | |
| 7BW | Medium deep |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. | The same features as No. 7B with a cushion rim for players with slightly heavier lips.Similar to No. 7B; slightly wider cushion rim. For players with rather fleshy lips. (1982) | |
| 7C* | Medium | 16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp inside. Well-rounded edge with a perfect grip. | Probably the most widely used model in the world. Its brilliant tone is preferred by school musicians and by artists.Similar to No. 7 and No. 7B but with a medium-shallow C trumpet cup; more brilliant tone, easier high register, large volume of tone. Excellent for light symphonic work, dance, and all-round playing. Well liked by beginners. (1982). | |
| 7CW | Medium | 16.20 mm | Slightly wider, gradually lowered toward the outside. | The same as No. 7C with a comfortable cushion rim contour. Very practical for strenuous work and players with large lips.Similar to No. 7C; slightly wider cushion rim. For players with rather fleshy lips. Used by some symphony trumpeters. (1982) | |
| 7D | Medium shallow |
16.20 mm | Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. | A shallower cup than No. 7C, designed principally for D trumpet, but used successfully where great brilliance and easy high register are required. Similar to No. 7C. A magnificent mouthpiece for D trumpet, as well as Bb trumpet in dance orchestras. Marvelous for strenuous work in the high register for long hours. (1982) | |
| 7DW | Medium shallow |
16.20 mm | Slightly wider than No. 7D. |
This shallow E soprano trumpet (or cornet) cup is excellent for D trumpet and for playing continually in the high register. Cushion rim is helpful to players who use a little too much pressure. Similar to No. 7D with slightly wider cushion rim. For players with rather fleshy lips. (1982) |
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| 7E | Shallow | 16.20 mm | Medium wide. |
This extra shallow E soprano trumpet (or cornet) cup produces a crisp, sparkling tone in the extreme high register. Widely used for piccolo trumpet. Similar to No. 7C. Similar to previous models, but with a still shallower Eb trumpet cup. Penetrating tone, very easy top notes. Cuts through well in powerful FFF. Brilliant tone. (1982) |
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| 7EW | Shallow | 16.20 mm | Slightly wider than No. 7E. | ||
| 8 | Deep | 16.20 mm | Fairly wide with slightly flatter surface than No. 7. Rounded inner edge. |
The same cup as No. 7 but with a rim that players with protruding teeth fi
nd more comfortable. Slightly flatter, comfortable rim; liked by players with protuding teeth. (1982) |
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| 8B | Medium | 16.20 mm | Fairly wide with slightly deep flatter surface than No. 7B. Rounded inner edge. |
The same cup as No. 7B with a rim that players with protruding teeth find more comfortable. Darker sound than No. 8. Rim like No. 8, but slightly shallower cup. (1982) |
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| 8C |
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