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Buescher True Tone soprano clarinet

Author: stevesklar
Date: 2006-04-07 02:15

I recently acquired a Buescher True Tone clarinet. Excellent craftmanship. I read somewhere that the Buescher 400 clarinets were Selmer USA Soloist (?) models.

This has blued steel springs, blued steel plates for all spring friction points. It looks very similar to Selmer Paris keywork of early 1920s-40s era but has no 'made in france' marking.

I would assume that Selmer USA made this for them. Does anyone know if the early Selmer USA models had the same identifiers - blued steel springs, blued steel friction plates ?

I have pics too if anyone is interested - have to post to the web first.

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Re: Buescher True Tone soprano clarinet

Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2006-04-07 17:34

Hi Steve,

While I am a huge fan of vintage Buescher saxophones, I have only a limited knowledge about Buescher clarinets. Never played one. The thing that caught my attention with your message is wondering about the age of these clarinets. We know that Buescher was bought out by Selmer around 1963. With that in mind, if the Buescher clarinets were made before 1963 it would be difficult to see a direct Selmer connection. I've seen a number of vintage Buescher clarinets on ebay but I didn't feel a leading to pursue it. Somewhere along the line I got the understanding that Buescher clarinets were more of an intermediate level instrument than being a true pro level...in the league of their saxophones. But, I cannot confirm if that's true or not.

Roger

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