{"id":39711,"date":"2013-11-24T11:12:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T19:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=39711"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:32:51","slug":"tipped-bell-buescher-true-tone-soprano-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2013\/tipped-bell-buescher-true-tone-soprano-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone Soprano For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are a player\/collector of fine, vintage saxophones, then Saxquest<\/a> is a shop that you likely frequent. Currently they have a fairly rare bird listed on their eBay site: a Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone soprano<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: SAXQUEST.COM on eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

These Tipped Bell sopranos not only have a bell that is slightly flared upwards, but their neck is tipped as well. Presumably this downward tilt was for the player’s comfort.<\/p>\n

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Source: SAXQUEST.COM on eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Saxquest describes this horn like this:<\/p>\n

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Rare! Original Lacquer Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone Soprano Sax # 204656<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an extremely rare tip bell vintage Buescher Bb soprano saxophone sax, serial number 204656. These tip bell sopranos were made at the end of the 1920’s along with the standard straight bell models. They feature a tipped angle on the bell along with a slight bend to the neck at an angle towards the player. This particular Buescher is in excellent physical and cosmetic condition featuring original lacquer. There is some light play wear around the body but it has never received any damage. The bell flare, body tube and neck area are in great shape and have never been pulled down or pushed in.<\/p>\n

These horns have a very positive feeling under the fingers and are an absolute blast to play. The core sound of the instrument is a nice balance between free blowing and focused, not stuffy or nasal. It has a nice warmness to the sound but is not overly dark in anyway. The intonation and distribution of resonance across the range of the instrument is exceptionally even. Every instrument set-up at Saxquest is professionally regulated and play tested in our shop until we are satisfied it is playing at the top of its game.<\/p>\n

These vintage tip bell soprano’s are a highly sought after rare vintage American instrument. This one is in stellar condition which makes it a very nice find for any collector or player.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s interesting what they write about original lacquer. While the engraving certainly looks crisp…<\/p>\n

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Source: SAXQUEST.COM on eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

… a couple of the left hand keys appear to have some kind of lacquer overspray on them\u2014the kind you commonly see on older relacqs.<\/p>\n

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Source: SAXQUEST.COM on eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

I did a bit of digging, and on the old Saxpics site came up with the following page<\/a> for the Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone soprano. Among other things, this page mentions five different finishes that these horns were available in (Finish A, E, G, J, and L).<\/p>\n

Some further digging turned up this page on the old Saxpics site that is a vintage price list from Buescher. At the bottom of the price list the finishes are explained. (Check this page<\/a> for these sources.)<\/p>\n

The Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone soprano was model 121, and note that lacquer was not finish A, E, G, J, or L. Most likely the horn currently for sale by Saxquest was originally sold with finish A (high polished brass), and lacquered at some point during its lifetime.<\/p>\n

For me the lacquer doesn’t detract from the uniqueness of this horn. I find these instruments extremely interesting. It really is too bad that they were introduced at a time when the saxophone craze was waning, and the Great Depression was looming.<\/p>\n

Here are the remainder of the photos of this interesting Tipped Bell Buescher True Tone Soprano…<\/p>\n

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Source: SAXQUEST.COM on eBay.com<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re interested in adding a Tipped Bell Buescher soprano to your horn stable, then you only have a couple more days left through this eBay auction<\/a>. The auction for this vintage sax is scheduled to end on November 26.<\/p>\n

Saxquest has a starting bid of $5000.00 on the horn. At the time of writing there were no bids on this vintage Buescher.<\/p>\n

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