| Well, when reading your post I realised that even more difficult to tie down is the 'usage' of terms such as 'vintage'. After sitting here for some time pondering I have concluded that ones particular culture has a big part to play....
It's just my personal view; but I could never regard a Bach as 'vintage' although it may well be a 'classic' instrument.
Interestingly, many old and classic cars are not vintage,..at least here in England. I have never heard of any Ford being refered to as "vintage" except in sales and auction catalogues,...and that is well understood by buyers as a not too subtle attempt to 'trade up'. Plenty of old Ford mosels reach 'classic' status quite easily though.
Standard Bach models will never be of equal vintage to, say, a Hawkes 'Clippertone' trumpet or W.Brown echo cornet etc... |