Bach 8 Vintage New York Era, 1950 Model. Has 7" Bell and .490 standard weight single bore handslide. All original parts, mostly unlacquered, handslide is original lacqquer. Is serial #4000. Handslide is very smooth and plays quite nicely. Overall the horn plays much bigger than one would think. It's a dark sounding small bore with lots of tonal character, classic Bach sound. The upper register sings sweetly, great ballad horn. Also a great lead horn for section play or rock bands, quite efficient, excellent projection with this one piece design, solderd bead. Has original case in fair condition. Previous repair work includeds a small patch on the tuning slide crook. Otherwise it is in remarkable condition for an instrument this age that has seen quite a lot of professional play.
