This engraving pattern was created by Charlie Terlep. The Buescher “400” or “Top Hat and Cane” is perhaps most well known for its elaborate engraving of a castle on a cliff by the sea, surrounded by a floral design with the aforementioned top hat, cane, and gloves positioned above the raised Buescher 400 logo. It is in its original case and its original purchase receipt from Hoad-Powers Music Co., circa 1948, accompanies it. This example retains its factory original lacquer, pads, springs, and Snap-On Resonators. Artists who used the Buescher “400” saxophones include Johnny Hodges, Herb Geller, Shep Fields, Dave Young, and Sigurd Rascher. This line of saxophones included numerous mechanical improvements and modernizations over Buescher’s Aristocrat line of saxophones. Beginning development in the mid 1930s, the “400” saxophones were debuted to the public in early 1942. The “400” commonly known as the “Top Hat and Cane” (due to the engraving on the bell) was the Buescher Band Instrument Company’s highest quality line of saxophones. PRODUCTION LOCATION: Elkhart, IN, United States MANUFACTURER: The Buescher Band Instrument Company It is well known for its behind-the-bell keys and “Top Hat and Cane” engraving.ĬOLLOQUIAL NAMES: 400, Super 400, Top Hat and Cane, TH&C SUMMARY: The Buescher “400” model B-11 was Buescher’s top-of-the-line tenor saxophone from 1942 until 1955.
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