Pre-loved Vintage Buescher True-Tone Alto Sax Saxophone 1920s Gold Lacquer

DR TOOT has for sale a Pre-loved Vintage Buescher True-Tone Alto Sax Saxophone 1920s Gold Lacquer.

It’s always amazing when you can have a musical instrument to be 100 years old and play as decently as any newer or new instruments, might.  This sax plays well and is well intonated throughout. It has that sound like those old jazz records do when someone would do a sax fill somewhere. The pads have been replaced by Pisoni PRO pads.  It’s responsive, fast with clarity and ease.

The Buescher True Tone series were the first saxophones made by Gus Buescher, with the pre-1904 models being very close in design to the original Adolph Sax instrument.

All of the Buescher True Tone models had soldered tone holes, split bell keys and the early models had a double octave mechanism.

Because of the fire in 1903, there isn’t much information available on the early models, but we know that from 1904 onwards the company was making all types of True Tone models, continually improving them and experimenting with some quite unusual variations such as the C-Soprano and the straight alto and tenor saxophone.

As for the finish, there were lacquered silver and gold-plated instruments with various engraving and the “True Tone” logo stamped on the rear of the body. It’s also important to take note of specific Buescher saxophone serial numbers.

Serviced, checked and tested by Taka of Hibiki Woodwind Instrument Service and is ready to play.

SN: 197137

Comes with a case, mouthpiece, ligature and cap.