The Ultimate Vintage Tenor Saxophone Guide, Part 2: Buescher 400

David Milzow presents:
The Ultimate Vintage Tenor Saxophone Guide
Part 2- Buescher 400
In the second vid of his new series the renowend german Saxophonist David Milzow from Hannover gives you some very interesting insights and backgroundinfos about Vintage Tenorsaxophones from his collection!
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[@Russellsvinylcafe]

Nice video on one of my favorite saxophones. I believe Sonny Rollins payed a Buescher Big B horn for some time. Mine is a mid-60’s 400. I love that horn.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

I can really understand why :-)!!! Thanks for your feedback!

[@MARKLINMAN1]

OMG, i have your FANTASIES in Eb Baritone CD, and i LOVE it, BOUGHT IT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, LOLOLOLOL.....Wow i finally found your TH-cam channel, FREAKIN AWESOME. I have SUBBED.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

That’s really nice by you, it’s my pleasure!!! Best regards from Germany, David

[@williamalexanderyankes2030]

Guten Tag, David. In your discussion of Buescher tenors, you omitted the mid-1920s saxophones. Maybe you could say something about them and play a couple of tunes to demonstrate their sound---especially with the TrueTone, 1925.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

Guten Tag William, basically the True Tone is very related to the 400-Model. The 400 sounds wider - maybe the wide bell is the reason for that.

[@MrReedmonkey]

Thank you David for these videos, I enjoy comparisons and was surprised how good the Beuscher sounds with your setup; with the insane tip size and thick reed combo you sound best on a brighter horn like this one! I don't see many people playing vintage Beuschers around my way, I wonder why?

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

Thank you so much for your comments, Ken!
I really can‘t explain why the Bueschers aren’t more popular today. I think they are very versatile and good to handle in almost any musical situation.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

By the way, I’ll continue my series with different Conn 10M’s, Dolnets, Selmer!

[@kingzephyr9897]

You don't see a lot of people playing vintage Buescher 400s today because the hard to find. David mentioned intonation problems. I don't know yet. I just brought a '49 TH&C home last week. It is a blast (pun intended) to play. I haven't got out the tuner yet to see how in tune it plays. My other tenors are a King Zephyr and a Martin, I think the Buescher is going to be my new favorite.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

Thank you for your comment! You have to listen closely: the Buescher 400 doesn’t have intonation-iuesses in general, but you have to be careful if you play SUBTONES with the loose embrochure in the lower register. Have fun with your “new” Buescher 400!

[@florianjaeger6733]

Hallo David, was ist diese Phrase, die du am Anfang benutzt? Tonübung, Fingerübung? Selbst geschrieben? 😀

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

Es handelt sich um den Auszug einer
Eigenkomposition!

[@florianjaeger6733]

@@Official_David_Milzow_Music Klingt super, und könnte vermutlich gleichzeitig eine gute Übung sein.

[@7quercus77]

You are definitely a rich man with all these rich man's saxophones.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

I would love to be rich like you think ;-) but now seriously: I’ve collected my horns in two decades, and never paid the highest prices, because I could and can make an overhaul of not playable vintage saxes by myself.

[@Official_David_Milzow_Music]

I’m not a rich but a happy man :-)