I will donate 5% of the sale price to the Café. This has been a popular neck for players using True Tones but also other saxes that have a very sharp short tube intonation profile. The 1 neck was designed to improve intonation on the Buescher True Tone alto.
I can send the sax, at the buyer’s expense, but I would be happier if you can come and try it before buying. Shortly after that, I developed two necks for alto saxes based on the Buescher New Aristocrat neck design. Like all Bueschers, the left hand pinkie keys are noticeably heavier than on modern saxes. I’m sure that someone with smaller hands, or who played the instrument a lot could compensate, but I play alto the least of all my saxes, so I want an instrument that just fits me. I shall be very sorry to sell this sax, but it just doesn’t fit my big hands - the side keys are low (though they can be raised with extenders) and the pinkie keys are too close for me - I hit the edges of the keys instead of the middle. Most, but not all, of the pads have the original Buescher snap-on resonators. Some of the other pads are old, and will need replacing fairly soon, but it plays fine.
I had this instrument serviced last year and I have recently had 4 pads replaced. For an extra £50 I can include a Hiscox hard case, which provides much better protection.Īlso comes with a strap and a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. It comes with what is presumably the original Buescher case (complete with genuine vintage case aroma). Like other vintage instruments, this sax does not have a high F# key and does not have the linkage between the bell keys and the G# key. If you want to hear how one of these can sound in the hands of a competent player, have a listen to these videos, where is is played alongside a Yamaha Custom YAS 875, and more than holds its own in my opinion: There are higher-resolution versions of the same pictures on DropBox:Īnd the sax sounds as good as it looks - rich and creamy. There is some scuffing and indentation at the left of the bottom of the bell, presumably from a belt buckle or similar, but otherwise the finish is as near perfect as one can expect from a 90 year old instrument. The engraving is in excellent condition, as is all the body - no significant silver wear. This is a lovely instrument to look at - frosted silver body with a gold-wash bell and shiny silver engraving and keywork. Check out more alto sax saxophone mouthpiece items in, ,. It has the front-F key and a roller on the G# key. 2020's new deals Shop our best value alto sax saxophone mouthpiece on AliExpress. These are generally regarded as the best of the True Tones, particularly with regard to intonation. This is what SaxPics calls a “Series IV” model. For Sale - Buescher True Tone Alto Sax from 1929 - Silver with Gold Wash Bell
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