Why the Vintage Buescher Soprano Saxophone Still Rules
I finally got my hands on a 1920s buescher soprano saxophone last week, and it completely changed my perspective on what a vintage straight horn should feel like. If you've spent any time looking at old Elkhart-made instruments, you know that Buescher has this legendary status that borders on the religious for some players. While modern horns from Yamaha or Yanagisawa are amazing in their own right—perfectly in tune and mechanically flawless—there is just something about these old Bueschers that feels like they have a soul trapped inside the brass. ...