MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & COMPANY, PC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10106 _____________________ TEL: (212) 757-8400 FAX: (212) 757-6124 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 3, 2002, included in the annual report of Bach-Hauser, Inc. on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001, and to the reference of our Firm as "Experts" in the Registration Statement. /s/ Merdinger, Fruchter, Rosen & Company, P.C. MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & COMPANY, P.C. Certified Public Accountants New York, New York October 2, 2002