IT IS A WONDERFUL BIG SOUNDING PLAYER AND VERY SIMILAR TO THE 400 WHICH IS PERHAPS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THEIR KINSHIP. THE SAX RECENTLY HAD A GOOD £135 OVERHAUL FROM MY TECH( SEE INVOICE) AND THE SAX PLAYS SUPERB FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH EASE. QUITE A SCARCE MODEL THAT HAS THE TOP HAT/400 TYPE REAR FACING. I'd rather avoid any unpleasantness because of unmet expectations.īUESCHER ARISTOCRAT 141 SERIAL NUM 357XXX( 1955/57? WHICH MAKES THIS QUITE AN EARLY 141. If there is any chance that you would NOT be happy with doing your own restoration, repairs, set-up or paying for the services of someone to do this, it would probably be best to pass on this listing. Please also examine pictures for detail and determine if this is a project that you would like to undertake or pay a professional to do. Please consider further restoration costs(pads) into your bidding decision. You probably want to replace all pads eventually. Even when taking maintenance repair costs into consideration, will literally blow any cheap modern import away! TERMS OF SALE Sold'as-is' Needs have been described- pads seem usable EXCEPT possibly low B& B flat. MIGHT CONSIDER A TOTAL RE-PAD BASED UPON THE AGE O F THE HORN.

Would suggest pro clean& lube for optimal performance. Remember? Cosmetically clean, pads look acceptable(except whatever the problem is with low B& B flat) and there is only some minor scuffs here and there. Hit all the notes BUT THE LOW B FLAT& B are REALLY hard to hit(but I'm not that great. These do not come up for sale very often, and they are usually much more expensive if you actually get one and get it overhauled properly.Vintage'60s Buescher Aristocrat USA Alto Saxophone Sax with Case! CLEAN! NEEDS 3 PADS? CLEAN! Very clean for a used horn with minimal play wear. It comes in a nice ProTec zippered soprano case also! Only one available. If you’re looking for the best possible vintage soprano for under $1500 with good pads, then this is very hard to beat in that category. This soprano does not have its snaps and spuds anymore (the original Buescher pad system), but it plays better on these pads anyhow. It just got all new pads, corks, felts, most springs replaced etc, by the look of it, before I got it. The intonation is very good - I mean, it’s called the ‘True Tone’ for a reason, but still. It doesn’t thin out like most modern sopranos do. Anyway, this soprano plays beautifully with a big, warm, full tone all the way up into the palm keys. I like the Series III just as well, as a side note. These typically are the easiest to play of the True Tones, though none of them are bad. It’s the last version they made, and it has the roller G#. This is the rare and desirable “Series IV” version of the True Tone. The Buescher True Tone soprano saxophone is among the best vintage sopranos ever made.

1948 vintage buescher true tone trumpet