The Inspector wrote:
The BUESCHER musical instruments 'we're doing our part' ad cracks me up-sure the fighter pilot gets all the glory, but how would you properly greet the General on his whirlwind revue of forward bases without the dedicated backing of 'the fighting folks @ BEUSCHER'?
toot on this-
Musical instrument companies such as Buescher were employed to make aircraft instruments, since they were already used to precision manufacturing. For instance, I have a turn & bank indicator that was made by the Conn Musical Instrument company.
Buescher was the only company allowed by the U.S. Government to continue making band instruments, albeit in small amounts, during the war, since brass was considered a strategic material. When they talk about their "postwar Buescher", they already had made adjustments to their existing designs (in particular, a larger bell flare for the expected raucous victory celebrations). It also gave them a jump on their competitors (notably Conn) in getting back into civilian production. My "daily driver" is a 1945 Buescher Aristocrat tenor saxophone still sporting its original lacquer. It was produced in September 1945...one of the first postwar horns released to the public. Just like the airplanes from that era, American saxophones of this vintage just have a distinctive sound that can't be matched by anything you can buy new today.
Here I am with my Buescher, posing with another 1945 example of American metal...and both are music to my ears!
DSC_0050a by
onyxsax, on Flickr
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