Hi I 'm searching to know how much Buescher c mel could worth ? On e bay there are none, and the difference between the price in USA and in Europe vary a lot. I have searched on the web but I find very difficult to found good information on that.
Lacquer is at 95%. Beautiful piece and the case is very nice too. (original one)
Anybody can help ?
These horns are hard to valuate since they are in low demand.
Here's my experience: I've bought 3 C-sopranos from eBay. All had decent silver plate and very few dents but needed a complete rebuild:
1) 1923 Buescher C-soprano for $385 last year.
2) 1923 Buescher stencil (Wurlitzer) C-soprano $275 about 5 years ago.
3) 1925 Martin C-soprano for $575 earlier this year.
It's all about finding a buyer in the market for a C-soprano. While I've payed rock-bottom prices, I've seen C-sopranos sell for as much as $1200 in perfect playing condition.
There are a lot of them on the US ebay most of the time. If it is in good playing condition, maybe $500 but needing work, $100ish. They did not come in lacquer so it can't be original lacquer.
Here are the current C melodies listed for sale but not the actual selling price:
There are a lot of them on the US ebay most of the time. If it is in good playing condition, maybe $500 but needing work, $100ish. They did not come in lacquer so it can't be original lacquer.
Buescher c sopranos usually go for around $400 to $500 US for a fixer upper to $700 - $1000 for one is good useable condition. The horn will generally be more attractive if it has the original mouthpiece. The horns I've seen are mostly silver plated so I don't know if that is seen as being advantageous. I purchased a silver plated Conn New Wonder C soprano last year for $410 which needed a full overhaul and all the rods and screws being unfrozen. It had the original case, mouthpiece and ligature all in very good condition. So I would look to be spending say $500 plus postage and a complete workover.
Sorry..I read the text and not the title. I have a great INTUNE Holton C soprano for under $1,000 almost ready. Keyed to High F. I have found the Bueschers in C to be OK, the Conns hard to play in tune and the Martins to be very good. I never buy Conns and find the Holtons to be the best of the Cs although I have not played a King.
Hi everybody, thank for all the answers. In fact I'm not trying to sell my sax, cause if I do I will have a hard time to find another one in that condition. I'm just researching inofrmation about the value and the market. That's all. I like this horn too because the sound is full core and ressemble a lot to selmer sound, wich is not that much the case with a Conn...
While I like my pristine Buescher C soprano saxophone, I wouldn't try to substitute it for an oboe in an orchestra as they just don't sound the same. It appears to be an instrument for a collector as I don't get any calls to play it, but it plays well. It might fit in with an all Buescher saxophone group!
I like my King. In tune and sounds good.
It still has the original pads on many keys. I need to get it re-padded to see what the full potential is.
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