VetPsychWars
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Location: Greenfield WI
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 Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject: 2/3 of a Collection |
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I became interested in Buescher trumpets when I was ten and my parents handed me a mint "400" trumpet that belonged to my grandfather. Perfect original lacquer, perfect original case. Alas, eight years of dumb kid later....
Fast forward to today, my grandfather's trumpet has been restored by Charlie Melk and I've been looking at and learning about Buescher instruments ever since. The temptation is, of course, to buy them all, but that's not my style. I decided I would concentrate on one specific genre... the instruments where the valve casings are attached to each other and the bell and mouthpipe are directly fastened to the casings.
This means six instruments in total; I now have four. In the picture below are the "400" trumpet (Model 225) and cornet (Model 275), followed by the "Aristocrat" trumpet (Model 220) and recent acquisition cornet (Model 261). The "Aristocrat" trumpet is somewhat of a hybrid with non-standard parts, but as I have now seen two of them that are identical, it surely came from the factory that way. I do, however, have another that is standard. 
I have two instruments left to find... the "Custom Built" trumpet (Model 240) and cornet (Model 266). Who knows how long that will take... but isn't that part of the fun?
Tom
PS yes, I have a few other Buescher horns as well, the Lightweight 400 (Model 217) and "Aristocrat" (Model 205).
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1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
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