Main Street which made band instruments and other metal products, in partnership with John L. In the fall of 1893 he opened the Buescher Manufacturing Company at 1119 N. In 1890, while still employed with Conn, he began producing band emblems at home and was setting up his own shop. By 1888 he was promoted to foreman and producing the first American-made saxophones for Conn. Lefebvre, and Conn agreed to producing a copy of that instrument. Buescher gained access to an original Adolphe Sax saxophone in the possession of E.

Conn's fledgling band instrument factory. He accompanied his family to Goshen, Indiana and then to Elkhart in 1875. The company was founded by Ferdinand August 'Gus' Buescher (born Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio 26 April 1861 died Elkhart, Indiana 29 November 1937). At the very least it has a more open bell-tail assembly the flare in the bell on this horn begins to widen noticeably at the valve block. This horn seems to have a larger bore than the Buescher Model 11 pictured in its own set. Trumpets of the '20s tend to have pretty tight bores - it was the 'peashooter' era. Somebody played it the valves are quite worn, though they still seal up well with a heavier oil. Even the metal flanges in this horn's case, used to secure the lyre and swiping rod, are gold plated.Įven though this ninety-two year old horn is in exceptional condition, it is not a closet queen. The horn came with its original mute, mouthpiece and lyre all are gold plated. This was a premium finish option the engraving is more extensive than on the more common satin silver plated horns. It has Buescher's satin-gold plate finish with burnished gold plating in the bell and engraving details. A modern trumpet mouthpiece will not seat at all properly in this horn's receiver. Like all of Buescher's trumpets of the early and middle 1920s, it is configured to accept a small-shank trumpet mouthpiece. It's valves are top-sprung with star guides.

This is a Bb horn capable of being adjusted to play in the key of A. A Model 10 trumpet made about 1922 by the Buescher Band Instrument Company of Elkhart, Indiana.

Buescher true tone trumpet model 9