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July 14th, 2016

14/7/2016

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100 Year Old Buescher Tru Tone Soprano
This is the oldest horn I have yet to restore, a 1917 Buescher Soprano,  and it put to rest many of the claims I have heard about vintage saxophones from the teens of the 20th Century. Most of those claims are that these "Pre-Snap" Bueschers just don't play right, or that horns from before 1920 have terrible intonation and are not worth any investment. The funny thing about such claims is that when I first started out as a repairman, I was told to dissuade people from investing in any horns that were made before 1925; The claim being that it wasn't until about that time, or even later in most cases, that saxophones were truly being made well. The inherent intonation issues were so prevalent and so difficult to overcome that overhauling horns from that era was fool hardy. However, after restoring several pre-1925 horns from several manufacturers which all played remarkably well, I had to change my mind about these claims....see the rest here.
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Luciano Inguaggiato
23/7/2016 05:18:13 am

Eccellente, ottimo lavoro, sei bravissimo.
Con stima
Luciano Inguaggiato e DeLuxe Saxophone Museum.

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Michael Wade
18/9/2016 07:46:16 am

I had the pleasure of seeing this beautiful horn in fully restored condition the day I dropped off my vintage alto for an overhaul.

I listened to Carlo play it and the sound was amazing. It felt like traveling back in time to the Roaring 20's.

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