- #Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review serial numbers#
- #Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review serial#
- #Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review series#
Straight alto and tipped bell (Bb and C) sopranos introduced. Buescher merges with the Elkhart Band Instrument Company.LH pinky cluster changes to four roller format.
#Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review serial#
I also gathered information for this page from website that cites Albert Mensinga as the source for MANY of the serial numbers. All records prior to 1905 lost to factory fire in 1903.first automatic (single) octave key.Pearl button G.black rollers.
#Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review serial numbers#
I do not know if an Elkhart Serial number list exists or not.īig Thanks to Dr Rick's Vinllage Flute and Sax Shop website for providing some of the serial numbers and years produced. Demo of a vintage 1949 Buescher 400 'Top Hat & Cane' tenor saxophone, with a 1950s Selmer Soloist D 'short shank' mouthpiece and a vintage Harrison.
If you see one of these horns and the owner is claiming they are from the 1920s or 1930s or before, then they are using the wrong serial number chart. Most were made post World War II possibly up to 1960. These instruments had their OWN serial numbering system. One of the main characteristics of this vintage horn is the extra-large bell. Experts say these are the best vintage Buescher saxes ever made.
#Yanagisawa buescher super 400 soprano review series#
They also bear the inscription "BUILT BY BUESCHER". Series II included a baritone saxophone but there was no soprano version. The Valveīlock on these instruments are made by Elkhart and thus have a completely different numbering system.Īny Trumpet or Cornet with the engraving of an ELK (see below) will NOT match up on the Buescher Serial number list.
These are most likely mid to late 1960s instruments.ģ) Most (if not all) Buescher trumpets that have the "ELK" logo have a separate serial number listing. These obviously are NOT subject to this serial number chart. Selmer must have done a serial number "reset" at some point.Ģ) I have also noticed some of the 1960s "Side Scroller" and possibly "Top Scroller" logoed trumpets/cornets that have serial numbers in the 100,000 range. Most seem to have the "Upsidedown Nike" Bell Logo and are model BU-7. She sports her original chromed plastic transition snare wires. She’s got some scuffs and scratches, but overall she’s pretty sweet for a 60-year old A few small dents, as pictured. She sports all original hardware, heads, snare wires, and even the snare cords. Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax teachers and more. Here we have a very nice original Super Ludwig or Super 400. Some of the modern Buescher labeled trumpets from the 1970-present that have serial numbers that do not correspond to this chart. - created by saxophone players for saxophone players. Please note that there are a FEW exceptions to this chart. so I have listed BOTH numbers, I think the number MORE accurate would be 326000. *1950 Serial number is different on various sites. About this time Selmer Purchased Buescher