Are Buescher Aristocrat saxophones good?

The Buescher Aristocrat saxophones can be a little hard to wrap your head around. Some will tell you a Buescher Aristocrat is an off-brand Bundy. Others will tell you it’s the best you can get. Both are true. Up to a certain point, you’ll find vintage Buescher Aristocrat that are top-notch. Yet, H&A Selmer (U.S.A.) bought them in 1963.

Are new aristocrat saxophones any good?

With the New Aristocrat saxophones, you only get an alto and a tenor model. Their sound has an edge since they come with metal sound resonators and their screw-in Norton springs are gold-plated. Yet, you still get the split bell keys like the True Tone models.

When was a Buescher Aristocrat alto sax made?

This Buescher Aristocrat Alto Sax was manufactured in 1964, one year after the company was purchased. In 1983, Selmer retired the Buescher brand name. No Buescher instruments have been made since then. This makes this saxophone one of the last examples of the craftsmanship that Buescher was famous for.