Very rare Buescher Straight Alto on e-bay

[cvsimson]

It is a beauty!

I wish I had this kind of money for GAS...

Anyway, it was nice to see the pictures. I would love to hear it's sound...

http://cgi.ebay.com/BUESCHER-STRAIGHT-Eb-ALTO-BURNISHED-SILVER-PLATE-SAX_W0QQitemZ250428579685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item3a4eb4df65&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C 301%3A0%7C293%3A9%7C294%3A50

[skeller047]

Didn't Rahsaan Roland Kirk play one of these? I think he called it a "stritch".

[jicaino]

Outstanding. And my, how lucky the owner got with the neck history!

[CONN-hunter]

incredible luck with the neck!:shock:

Buescher is amazing, for me the best sax maker ever.

[tenor71363]

I actually bought a lottery ticket so I can buy it after I win. Dream on....This guy has been selling interesting horns few about a month.

[NissanVintageSax]

That is sweet! Roland Kirk did play one (the album I have has him pictured with it). That is an interesting neck design!

[Rackety Sax]

incredible luck with the neck!:shock:

...

Yea, that's quite an amazing story. What are the chances?

[saxtek]

If anyone deserved to find that rare neck, it is this seller. The horn is a gem, restored in the best way possible. I wish him well.

[CONN-hunter]

saxtek/Randy!

Impressive biographie yours, you are a real sax lover. Nice sound files.

Do you have a soundfile from the Buescher straight alto and of the Conn-O-sax?

amazing collection.

[saxtek]

saxtek/Randy!

Impressive biographie yours, you are a real sax lover. Nice sound files.

Do you have a soundfile from the Buescher straight alto and of the Conn-O-sax?

amazing collection.

Thanks for the kind words. No recordings of the vintage instruments yet.

Does anyone have a prediction for the final price on the ebay straight alto?

[tenor71363]

$10,000?

[CONN-hunter]

I´m afraid it won´t be sold for that price.

[Pete Thomas]

I´m afraid it won´t be sold for that price.

No. I would buy it for that. But I won't bother bidding that amount.

[cvsimson]

I am sorry for the typo on the title, but I couldn't edit it...

I hope someone from this forum buys it, and posts a recording!

C'mon Pete, go for it!;)

[Pete Thomas]

I am sorry for the typo on the title, but I couldn't edit it...


You should be able to, I edited this one (just click on "go advanced")

[cvsimson]

Always learning new things on this forum!:salute:

The title is correct now.

Thank you Pete.

[saxtek]

I'm guessing $15,000, even with the bad economy.

Do I hear fifteen five?

[Steve P]

Someone got a steal of a horn.

But, I've seen several on ebay in recent years. The highest as I recall, went for $11K. Quinntheeskimo bought a Gold Plated straight alto for $6k last year, and sold it for $10k as I recall (I almost snagged that one, but wasn't sure if it was actual gold, or a spray paint job... though to tell from the bad pics; glad quinn got it and restored it to amazing beauty!).

Still, beauty of a horn!

Steve P

[Dr G]

Someone got a steal of a horn.

Everyone else was just standing 'round looking at it - there was only ONE bid.

[Rackety Sax]

Someone got a steal of a horn.

Everyone else was just standing 'round looking at it - there was only ONE bid.

We were all scared we might win it.

[Dr G]

We were all scared we might win it.

That's what it seemed form my vantage point. ;)

At least no one said "Dude, how cool is that." 8-)

[Enviroguy]

I was playing on my newly rebuilt Buescher alto last night without a neck strap. I was thinking how nice it would be to have a straight horn like this so I wouldn't have to use a strap at all.

And now I see this post. And of course, it is going to sale for over thirty times what I have in my horn.

Sometime the universe can play cruel jokes like this. :(

[Dr G]

I was playing on my newly rebuilt Buescher alto last night without a neck strap. I was thinking how nice it would be to have a straight horn like this so I wouldn't have to use a strap at all.

It would be just as heavy - you'd still use a neck strap, I wager.

[saxtek]

We were all scared we might win it.


Boy, you got that right!

[Graysax]

Years ago I have heard one a few times - I remember thinking the difference between a straight alto and a curved alto was very similar to the difference between a straight soprano and curved soprano.

Charlie