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Antique Musical Instruments/Buescher Alto Sax
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I have a Buscher sax serial number 227769, my son has been playing it in band. I was wondering if it had any value?
Your horn was made in 1927. The TrueTone model was a very popular sax and one of the few of that age with very good intonation. The TrueTone was updated in 1926 with the addition of a front F key.
They were handmade and those made between the late 20's and early 50's are frequently considered among the best saxophones ever made.
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Kenton Scott
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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.
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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net
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B.S. Ed, M.S.
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