New Sound File 8-2014: ALTOs: Buescher 400 "Top Hat & Cane", The Martin Alto, Selmer Mark VI #101k New Sound File 3-2015: ALTOs "MARTIN 3-Pack": 1947 The Martin Alto (Comm 3), 1940 Committee II alto(Comm 2), Martin "Centennial Model" (5:47min) New Sound File 5-2015: ALTOs x 4 " Blind": Random order: Dolnet Series-II, 1956 King Zephyr, 1972 Buffet "Super DynAction", 1947 "The Martin Alto" New Sound File 5-2015: ALTOs x4 " Blind": Random order: '51 Buescher 400 "Top Hat", '44 King "Zephyr Special", '37 Conn 6M-VIII, '70 Selmer Mark VI I’ll go so far as to say it has one of the sexiest tones of any saxophone I’ve ever played.New Sound File 2-2016: ALTOs x4 " Blind": Random order: 1959 King Super 20, Conn 6M "VIII", The Martin Alto, Selmer USA Omega “The 400 series has one of the smoothest, fullest tones of any saxophone I’ve played. Johnny Hodges had a custom-made model with more elaborate engraving on te bell and neck. It also sported an underslung octave key similar to the King Super 20. The bell flare was also larger than any other saxophone, the prototype to many modern saxophones today. It also featured bell keys that were positioned to the rear of the bell, rather than to the left side like other American saxophones, or to the right like Selmer. Its model run continued until the 1970’s, but the best and most sought-after models are the first and second series, with a Top Hat and Cane engraving. “Īt the end of WWII Buescher commemorated it with the production of the 400 line. In fact, in terms of sound, vintage Bueschers are among the best saxophones out there as far as I’m concerned. “The style and mechanisms of the Buescher are similar to those of Conn, so I never had a problem playing them. Later on, Selmer bought the company and that ended their production of high quality professional horns. Sonny Rollins also played a Buescher Aristocrat tenor early on such recordings as ”The Bridge”. Sigurd Rascher, the well known classical saxophonist, author and teacher played a Buescher Tru-Tone throughout his playing career, and in jazz, Johnny Hodges sweet and soaring tone was played on a series of Bueschers, most notably an Aristocrat and a 400.
Buescher saxophones are noted for their rich and smooth sound. For many years, Buescher saxophones, as well as their other brass and wind instruments, competed well with Conn, Martin, King and Selmer.
In 1894 Gus Buescher left Conn to start his own company, The Buescher Band Instrument Company.
The very first saxophone made in the United States was built by Gus Buescher (properly pronounced Bisher) in 1888 when he was a foreman for Conn.
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