EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 30, 2001 included in the annual report of Bach-Hauser, Inc. on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000 and to the reference of our Firm as "Experts" in the Registration Statement. /s/ Merdinger, Fruchter, Rosen & Corso, P.C. MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & CORSO, P.C. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS New York, New York February 4, 2002