New 400 owner What a horn!

[basil b.]

I recently got a Buescher 400 S-25 361xxx just after the top hat & cane engraving. I am totally blown away by the versatility and sound of this horn. I'm using a Selmer goldentone C* which seems to work just fine. The intonation is dead on and I'm strictly a beginner on sax though I've played guitar for 40yrs. Man these are the best deal going, a friend of mine has a Selmer Balanced action and he can't seem to play it in tune, I'm afraid to let him play mine. It'll hurt his feelings. :) It has some reddish discoloration, is there any way to get rid of that?

Thanks,
Baze

[Gregg W. Jackson]

basil b. Welcome to the Post TH&C club. I got my 400 tenor new in my freshman year in high school, 1961. It's got a big brassy sound and pretty easy action, except for the left pinky keys, of course.

The finish on my 400 developed tiny rust spots after a few years. I've never tried to do anything about it because I'm afraid that the solution would be worse than the problem.

Enjoy your horn.

[Hurling Frootmig]

Gregg,

That's part of the aged look!

My S-5 has a little bit of rust that has formed over the years. I just try to keep the horn wiped down and polished with Lemon Pledge (on a rag). They are really nice horns.