- #Buescher aristocrat trumpet value serial number
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- #Buescher aristocrat trumpet value series
#Buescher aristocrat trumpet value series
Notes on the Series IV, from paulwl, a poster on Sax-on-the-Web. See, for instance, this beautiful bass from =
#Buescher aristocrat trumpet value update
When someone wanted one of these items, Buescher would trot out the old True Tone tooling and make it with that - and engrave with the new engraving and (sometimes) update the keywork a bit. You may also have noticed that there aren't "officially" Aristocrat basses, sopranos or sopraninos. (However, I still think that the G# cluster is one of the most cumbersome and difficult to use - especially for those of us that have problems with their pinky finger: mine's been broken twice and I can't push down too hard with it.) Combine that with the snap-on pads and you've got an easily maintained horn. These springs are so nice that on the "Big B" alto I mentioned I had - which had major damage and areas of oxidation - the springs were still very springy and the horn had a nice feel to it. The Aristocrat also introduced the world to the screw-in, gold-plated Norton spring. The horns that followed were slowly morphing into the Bundy II. My opinion is that the "Series III" is probably the last really good Aristocrat.
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The 400 was designed to be a "jazzier" horn and it's somewhat squatter and has the interestingly-designed "behind the bell" keywork (a feature incorporated into the Aristocrat design, briefly, in the "Series IV"). I suppose that there may also be a change in the shape of the bore, but I'd have needed calipers to detect it.Īnother thing I like to point out is that the Aristocrat is not "better" or "worse" than the 400: it's just different. It is possible that there was a difference in bow or bell shape/height, but I was unable to detect it. Everything was the same except for the engraving. Speaking of the "Big B" and "Series III", I happened to have had both of these horns at the same time in my fat, grubby hands: every point I checked was identical: posts, keywork, relative heights, lyre holder. Sax instrument - as a matter of discussion, some folks say that the only difference between the "Big B" model and the "Series III" is that the "III" does not have the mythical "parabolic bore". Alternately, it is described as having a bore "more like" an A. The Aristocrat is generally considered to be the "Classical Pro" horn from Buescher. I do not have enough pictures of these horns, nor enough data. * Note that I'm not currently listing the Selmer-made Aristocrats, ones that I'm currently calling "Series V" and "Series VI". Identical horns to earlier Model 140/156/129, just different engraving and no G# trill
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Model number not stamped until after s/n 306xxx. Yellow lacquer with nickel-plated keywork Lacquer, silver plate, gold plate (custom)Īs far as I can tell, s plit-bell-key baritones continued throughout Series Ia and Series I.
#Buescher aristocrat trumpet value serial number
Highest Serial Number Seen (alto/tenor/bari): Lowest Serial Number Seen (alto/tenor/bari): Buescher Model Numbers (alto/tenor/bari):