Klarinet Archive - Posting 000339.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Value of an old instrument-help
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 22:13:31 -0400

At 09:36 AM 5/7/98 -0500, David McClune wrote:
>A retired man in town has asked me to find out the value of an old tenor
>saxophone.
>
>It is a Buescher True Tone, 1P406, 156. Though in horrible playing
>condition, it has potential if rebuilt. I have done a number of internet
>searches for information on saxophones and came up empty on this particular
>model.
>
The serial number puts it around 1964 or 5, about the time of the Selmer
buyout. The "1P" is probably "LP" for "low pitch" (A@-----. While this
places it past Buescher's prime, it should still be at least as good as a
Bundy. If the body is in good shape, it should be worth a repad, even if
just to sell it.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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