Klarinet Archive - Posting 000456.txt from 1998/05

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] value of old tenor
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 03:38:56 -0400

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From: Kevin Fay <kevinfay@-----.com>
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] value of old tenor

>The Buescher True-Tone was the Saxophone that Sigurd Rascher played on
>for virtually all of his adult life. It is revered by a subset of
>classical saxophone fanatics.
>

Reply:

I don't want to start World War III, but yes, I suppose I could be
classified as a fanatic although I really thought that all of the Selmer
die-hards were the fanatics. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would think
that a fanatic would be someone who was not willing to try something new.
In that case, I don't fill the bill because I'm willing to try anything that
might improve results even by less than an "inch", so to speak. I used to
have my students ust the Selmer "Larry Teal" mouthpiece, which I think is
similar to the C*, but I found the "Larry Teal" to be much more consistant
throughout the range of the instrument. We now use the Rascher, but I also
like the Caravans quite a bit. It's almost a toss up for me, but my
students have already purchased their Raschers.

>When Selmer bought the Buescher company, the tooling for the Buescher
>saxophone was used to create the Bundy! While many of you will
>undoubtedly blanch, fact is that the old style Bundy saxophone was a
>pretty usable horn.
>
>kjf
>
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>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 21:13:30 -0500
>Subject: Re: [kl] value of old tenor
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael A. Wilson <mwilson@-----.gov>
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Thursday, May 07, 1998 1:17 PM
>Subject: [kl] value of old tenor
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Its really hard to say. Two factors that will affect the value are the
>>overall condition of the plating or laquer and any dents or dings (or
>>evidence of their repair). Another important consideration is if the
>>horn is a Low Pitch or High Pitch instrument. Low Pitch models were
>>designed for around A=440, and the High Pitch models were somewhat
>higher
>>(I am being vague here because I don't remember what the European
>standard
>>tuning was at the beginning of this century. I want to say A=456, but
>that
>>could be completely off the wall), and are difficult to play in tune at
>>A@-----.
>>
>>There is still some demand for old Bueschers. Rascher and his school
>were
>>proponents of the Bueschers, as they were closest to Sax's original
>design,
>>and I belive that most, if not all, of the Rascher quartet play on
>vintage
>>Buescher instruments (and using Buescher mpc's!).
>>
>>If the horn needs a complete overhaul and polishing and no other
>repair,
>>you're looking at $450 or more (at least here in the San Francisco bay
>area).
>>I know that later Bueschers used the Norton springs and snap-in pads,
>but I
>>don't know if the Tru-Tones used them.
>>
>>I checked a couple of web pages (Charles Fail in Atlanta and the
>Wichita
>>Band Instrument used instrument page) and was surprised, as you, to
>find
>>no Tru-Tones up for sale there. I suspect that if the horn were
>completely
>>overhauled and in good mechanical and physical condition with a good
>>(but not necessarily original case) it would be worth between $800 and
>$1200.
>>
>>Your best bet is to have a local repairman look over the horn and give
>you
>>some estimates. Anyway, if you're looking to sell the horn you pretty
>much
>>have to guess if you can more than recoup the cost of the overhaul when
>>you sell it. That will depend on where you are and how long you're
>willing
>>to wait.
>>
>>If you're looking to fix it up and play, then go for it (unless its
>really
>>been beaten to death) because you will have a fine sax for $400-$500,
>>especially if you're going to play classical.
>>
>> Well, those are my opinions, anyway, good luck,
>>Mike
>>
>> Hello All:
>
>I agree with what you have to say and just wanted to add that, if you
>would
>like to hear someone really perform fine solo work on an old Buescher
>Alto,
>get the CD by Lawrence Gwozdz, saxophone teacher at the University of
>Southern Mississippi. I think the title of the CD is Tribute to Sigurd
>Rascher. He is a fine player and teacher and will be releasing another
>CD
>soon. This one is available at the Woodwind & Brasswind and other
>discount
>instrument dealers. I've even been told that someone purchased it at
>Barnes
>& Noble.
>
>Enjoy,
>
>Carl Schexnayder
>
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>523-7790
>eve
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