Buescher 1950 ‘Top Hat and Cane 400’ Bb Tenor, #334,3xx

1950 Buescher 'Top Hat & Cane 400' Tenor

PHOTOS BEFORE REBUILD:

(On Consignment - "Plays Great" - Fully Rebuilt elsewhere)

One of the sax world's favorite saxes - Original finish. #334k dates it to 1950. There's no need to sell this one. This is truly a great "player's horn" option as it will have the TH&C tone at 100% and some musical war scars to allow you to focus on playing a wonderful sax and not trying to preserve a museum quality example.

INSPECTION MENTIONABLES:

• Aside from the normal visual inspection you can see from photos and minor solder repairs to posts, there is one custom mod that explains the bargain price on this sax: the octave thumb lever was customized and replaced with a later era Buescher 400 part(fully nickel). This functions as it should. The benefit is this later design is actually more comfortable than the original TH&C design!
• There is also one post replacement (non-original part) on the lower C#1 backside to mention
• and a faint historical school engraving on the neck ("AHS-3").
• All springs are the gold Nortons!
• Snap it resos are present on 90% of the sax. Only the common lost ones have happened in time: the 4 small upper keys: 3x palm keys and high E3. Otherwise the rest have the original domed snaps.

PADS: Rebuilt elsewhere (in 2022 - San Francisco, CA). The tan pads are also glued in with hot glue. The upper keys without original snaps have a metal rivet resonator (similar to original sizing).

CASE: yes, SKB molded hard case.

Sound Files on Buescher 400 Tenors!

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