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Elaborately engraved gold-plated 1924 Buescher TrueTone
No dents, damage and stunningly engraved, great player
Item number: 3762012462
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Winning bid: US $660.00  
Ended: Nov-18-04 16:02:24 PST
Start time: Nov-13-04 16:02:24 PST
History:5 bids   (US $500.00 starting bid)
Winning bidder: marge2sons ( 166Feedback score is 100 to 499)
Item location: Portland, Oregon
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One-of-a-kind 1924 Buescher True Tone Alto Saxophone



This saxophone was manufactured early in 1924 at the height of the saxophone craze.  The previous owner took absolutely meticulous care of it, and were it not for the plating wear on the keys and body, it would be absolutely museum quality.  There are no dents or dings, solder repairs or history  of other repairs.  This gorgeous and great-playing horn also has all of its original Buescher snap-in resonators!  The pads are in pretty bad shape, but the horn plays great from top to bottom, and despite the pad condition isn't really leaking air.  The intonation is flawless, and the tone sings like very few horns can.  The keywork is extremely ergonomic and responsive.  This horn also features something I've never seen on another vintage Buescher, and that is a factory-original rose-gold, hand-burnished bell interior!  This horn has it all...  including the original mouthpiece, ligature, cap and gold-plated end plug!

The engraving work on the horn is a mixture of old and new.  This is one of only a few horns I have done exclusively for myself and not one of my clients.  On this one, I took extreme care to only engrave through the gold plate, exposing the silver beneath it.  Thus, the engraving stands out gloriously -- and believe me when I say the pictures don't even come close to doing it justice.  The neck was particularly interesting to engrave because there is not an underside brace on it, so I could engrave all the way around it.  It qualifies as the most elaborate one I have done yet.  And, speaking of the neck, it is in perfect original condition with no distortions or damage. 

The gold plating is mostly there -- say 80%, and extremely thick.  When I engrave a saxophone, I can tell exactly what the quality and composition of the metal is, and this one is absolutely fabulous.  It's resonant, rich and extremely even.  The silver plating under the gold is also very thick.  What a horn!

As anyone who knows me can attest, I always include something extra and special with my auctions, and this one is no different.  I am throwing in a very, very rare Fultone 4 * mouthpiece.  This thing sounds so good on this horn that I had to add it.  You'll also get a very funky vintage neckstrap, the likes of which I have never seen before! 

Take a look at the pictures, and please ask questions before the auction closes.  Also, please visit my site, www.dumarsengraving.com, to see more of my work, and maybe have your own horn engraved.  Under the work log, there are links to two other horns I will be selling soon -- including a gorgeous Art Nouveau New Invention Conn, and a neat old fully engraved New Wonder (Conn "Chu Berry") model. 

Now for the pictures.  I can easily provide more on request!



















I created a very tiny faceted, bright cut at the center of the lighthouse (you can see it as a brighter dot in this picture), so that when you rotate the saxophone, it shines exactly like a real lighthouse. This is just an example of the amount of care and craftsmanship that went into the work.



















I blocked the serial out for security reasons



AUCTION DETAILS:

Payment must be received within 5 business days of the auction close and must be in the form of a personal check, money order, bank check or PayPal. Because of the increasing amount of fraud on eBay, I reserve the right to deny bids from bidders who do not meet the following criteria:
  • USA, Western European, Japanese and Canadian bidders only
  • Only bidders with significant (greater than 10) positive feedback and no substantial negative feedback
  • The winner must provide a verifyable phone number and address with no third-party shipping arrangements
I apologize for the level of paranoia, but there are at least 5 to 10 fraudulent sax auctions on eBay per day!

Shipping will be a flat fee of $40 for insured UPS groud, and international shipping will be figured out after the auction closes.

Please ask all questions before the auction closes, as the sale will be final.

Payment will be put through an extensive funds review before the horn is shipped, and any fraud will be reported directly to the FBI as well as eBay

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