At the time of writing there were 8 bids already, with the high one being $407.00. The auction for this Buescher Varitone amp and 2 control units ends on June 24. If you’ve been looking for a Varitone unit for your Buescher 400, or are just interested in maybe adding an interesting piece of vintage saxophone electronica to your personal museum, you only have a couple of days to get your bids in. It is most interesting from a historical perspective… I’ve never seen this instruction sheet before. Note too that this particular unit for sale on eBay is for the less expensive, Club Unit. The difference isn’t described in the provided materials, but I presume that the difference is wattage. Notice that there is a $200 price difference between the Auditorium and Club Units. That’s $4,575.66 in today’s dollars, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Inflation Calculator. 😉Ĭheck out what these pieces would have cost you new in 1967:Īll totaled, these pieces would have cost $665 in 1967. If I had a Buescher 400 tenor, or was interested in maybe buying one, I’d be snapping up this unit myself. You might see one of these only in a museum one day or add this one to your own. Electronics this old often need the caps to be upgraded to prevent Hum and other issues. I can not be sure it is working the same as new. This system can also be used with other saxophones if you get a mouthpiece fitted with a mic. I can not verify the electronics operation since it is that old. The Amp looks new but has been in storage since the 60’s.
BUESCHER SUPER 400 ALTO SAXOPHONES SERIAL NUMBER
The serial number on this Vintage Buescher Super 400 Eb Alto Sax is 374306. Our repair shop replaced the necessary pads, key corks, adjusted, oiled and play tested this horn to put it in good playing condition. The amp comes with what I think is a reverb box that plugs into the back of the amp. This Vintage Buescher Super 400 Eb Alto Sax is in good playing condition. The amp played through and I could vary the sound with the switches and knobs. I did not do any testing of the Tenor kit. These look new although I connected up the alto to see if the amp worked. There are two kits: an Alto and a Tenor kit with Buescher 400 necks, cables and control boxes that mounted on the key guards for both.
BUESCHER SUPER 400 ALTO SAXOPHONES SERIES
This set up was for the Buescher 400 series and includes kits for converting the standard sax by changing the necks and adding the Amp interface. Built in the 60’s by Selmer an amp and interface for modifying the sound coming out of woodwinds and brass instruments. This is how the seller describes the most interesting find: That would have been a shame, because this minty Buescher Varitone amp and 2 control units (1 for tenor and another for alto), appear to be very fine indeed. The instruments were available in all of Buescher’s standard finishes at the time.One of the vintage sax players/owners/enthusiasts, who regularly stays in touch with me, sent me a link to an auction that I surely would have missed. The “400” line retained Buescher’s proprietary Snap-On Pads and Resonators and Norton Screw-In Springs.īuescher touted many mechanical improvements such as their “patented steel bearings” on the side keys and bell keys (US2234107A, US2203593A), nickel-silver hinge tubes, and taller key posts to improve tonehole venting. Beyond the engraving, the “400’s” most striking visual features are its wide-arc bottom bow, its abrupt and wide bell flare, and its behind-the-bell mounted keys. This engraving pattern was created by Charlie Terlep. The Buescher “400” or “Top Hat and Cane” is perhaps most well known for its elaborate engraving of a castle on a cliff by the sea, surrounded by a floral design with the aforementioned top hat, cane, and gloves positioned above the raised Buescher 400 logo. It is in its original case and most of the original accessories accompany it. This example retains its factory original lacquer, pads, springs, and Snap-On Resonators. Artists who used the Buescher “400” saxophones include Johnny Hodges, Herb Geller, Shep Fields, Dave Young, and Sigurd Rascher. This line of saxophones included numerous mechanical improvements and modernizations over Buescher’s Aristocrat line of saxophones. Beginning development in the mid 1930s, the “400” saxophones were debuted to the public in early 1942. The “400” commonly known as the “Top Hat and Cane” (due to the engraving on the bell) was the Buescher Band Instrument Company’s highest quality line of saxophones. PRODUCTION LOCATION: Elkhart, IN, United States MANUFACTURER: The Buescher Band Instrument Company It is well known for its behind-the-bell keys and “Top Hat and Cane” engraving.ĬOLLOQUIAL NAMES: 400, Super 400, Top Hat and Cane, TH&C SUMMARY: The Buescher “400” model B-7 was Buescher’s top-of-the-line alto saxophone from 1942 until 1955.
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