Comments on: Buescher Saxophones | A Complete Guide to the Iconic Instrument Maker

By: LUC LIOEN

LUC LIOEN — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:24:41 +0000

In reply to joel. The Custom Built baritone ( 129?),should be the very best made by Buescher and indeed a Series 1 Art Deco from the late thirties ! Custom built meant on special order. There's a lot about these rather rare type on SOTW posted by a Dutch guy Milandro ( Matthews Music ??). You should consider yourself very lucky !!! Luc from Brussels, Belgium

By: Jose Sponberg

Jose Sponberg — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:48:38 +0000

I am an old fart of 73. Did not play any wood winds until 13 years ago. I have since collected a lot of saxes from baris to sopranos. I mostly play and collected tenors, but I just tripped over a big B auto and am in love with it. bought it for my Birthday.

By: MAURO D

MAURO D — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:44:36 +0000

I play a big B wich is dated 1946. So happy with it and its sound.
I’d like to get some pictures of the Elkart company, or any documents, just to try to give a history behind this instrument. Any resources available for my research?
Do Elkart city hall will have pictures of the Buescher company back in that years?

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:39:46 +0000

In reply to Eva. The Buescher BU series of saxophones were introduced by The Selmer Company of Elkhart, Indiana sometime around 1998-9. There were three models that I was aware of: BU-4 alto, BU-5 tenor and BU-6 baritone. My sax tech, Mark Rakita of USA Horn in NJ, tells me that these saxophones were made in Taiwan. As a repair tech, his main complaint with them was the soft metal used for the keys. As Mark said, just playing the sax would cause it to need regulation after a very short time. I played a BU-6 baritone and found it to sound remarkably good. Truthfully, in 1999 I could have bought one new for $1,000. but I do not like Low A baritones. I wound up buying a used vintage Conn 12M baritone that did not have the key ergonomics of the Selmers, or even the BU-6 for that matter. But it was a Low Bb horn in good shape at a reasonable price.

By: Graham Butler-Shawe

Graham Butler-Shawe — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:51:53 +0000

I own an elkhart 30.ª serial 74xxx and I know many people say it’s not a real buescher.Never played a “real one”but will say the elk is a fine sax.It is important to point out that no matter what horn one has it’s the player who developed the + mpc+ reed.Developing a sound to your looking is something which needs a lot of practise+ knowing the sound you want.Seems to me many would be saxophonists think buying a Selmer MK6 or a Top Hat and came guarantee a great sound, not so……..you’ve hoy to dedícate time and love.you can be a wizards on the horn,bit of the sound is not up to the same level……forget it!!

By: sergio rouver

sergio rouver — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:35:28 +0000

I have a BU-5, serial number 0075430; can someone provide me with some information about it?

By: Richard Sutton

Richard Sutton — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:23:51 +0000

Hi Matt – Did Roland Kirk play a Buescher straight tenor which he called a Strich? and when was this instrument made? –

By: Ole Glud Bertel

Ole Glud Bertel — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:39:16 +0000

Hi
what can you say about that saxophone

buescher sax low pitch 151850.
I come from Denmark
with best regards

By: Rebecca Stewart

Rebecca Stewart — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:43:36 +0000

I have a Buescher Aristocrat, Model #295789 with notation of Low Pitch below the model #. The pearl keys are intact. There is not a mouth piece with it. Can anyone suggest where it could be refurbished? Or would it be best to just leave it as is and consider it a museum piece .

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 17:04:48 +0000

Hello, I’m looking at a buescher alto sax serial no. 243087 at an auction.
Any advice, please ?
Regards,
Graham.