Send me your questions on your vintage sax and I'll do my best to answer them accurately and quickly. These are all the things you need to know when investing in a new instrument, or trying to learn about it when you get it home. More about Gus Buescher and his saxophone manufacturing can be found currently on the Web from Wikipedia.ĭo you own a Buescher saxophone? Please let us know if you’d like to see it reviewed here.Ī simple, but unique idea - supply the description, review what the horn is like to play, weigh it and provide a video of what it sounds like.
Finish – Brass with gold wash, silver keywork.Place of Manufacture – Elkhart, Indiana.The pinky keys, in particular, have an easy facility. The keywork has a strong balanced action. The PlayerĪ strong, round tone, with good intonation across both registers – this is a very professional horn. This one was made 3 years before Gus Buesher died and 5 since he left the company as general manager. There’s some lacquer missing, especially at the back below the triangle ‘True Tone’ mark, but otherwise it’s in very good condition and I’ve had several people want to buy it from me over the years.īueschers, like Martins were companies founded by ex-employees of Colonel Conn in Elkhart, Indiana. It has a top F# key, which was missing on the tenor mentioned above. The body is in lacquered brass, while the key work is silver-plated. Its had a full recent overhaul with quality pads and brass resos. It’s a relatively heavy alto, especially as it lacks a lot of the big keys you’ll find on a more modern instrument such as the Selmer Mark VI. I haven’t played it much, but intend to, especially as its big brother is currently my favourite tenor. It has a speckled gold laquer finish with wear at the usual touch points mostly. This splendid American saxophone came to me from my fixer-upper, which I bought from in 2006. Buescher True Tone Aristocrat Series 1 Alto Sax/Saxophone, 1936, Plays Great This is an early Buescher Aristocrat I True Tone alto saxophone which was manufactured in 1936.
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