  UPDATED December 10, 2018 Paul Gaspar has played on Bach trumpets, cornet & mouthpieces for over 30 years, from NY & Mt. Vernon Bachs to post-strike Bachs built at the Conn-Selmer complex in Elkhart IN. Here is his current gear: Horns: Bb Trumpet: ML bore 1975 Bach Strad with Mt. Vernon 72 Bell and 43 lead pipe. gold plated Bb Trumpet: XL bore 1993 Schilke X4, Beryllium bell, restored by Schilke August 2017 (above right photo) Bb Cornet: M bore 1940's Mt Vernon Bach Mercury, silver plated Flugelhorn: 2006 Conn Vintage One. rose brass bell. lacquered Soprano Trombone: M bore 1927 Conn 17A. original lacquer Piccolo Trumpet: Kühnl & Hoyer (Germany) piston valves. gold lacquered Mouthpieces: PG-0 made by Joe Pera. Like A Bach 0 with a very different inside, 24 throat, Schilke D backbore Schilke 22A2D (PG-0) on custom order Schilke 22 (vintage - gift from Tony Lujan) Schilke 20D2D (gold plated) Bach 1 with a D cup and 117 backbore (Dubbed the Bach PG 1), the main mpc. for trumpet, cornet & soprano trombone, (custom ordered from Bach). Same as above for cornet in gold plate. Denis Wick RW2 (deep V cup). and PG 1 for piccolo trumpet Denis Wick 2F flugel Keyboards:  Vintage Ensoniq TS-12 (at-home keyboard for studio) Vintage TS-10 (next up for restoration) |