1927 Buescher True Tone Alto Saxophone GL-311_A17-36

Title: Alto Saxophone

Maker: Buescher

Model: True Tone

Date: 1927

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: 228771

Accession Number: GL-311_A17-36

Provenance: Gift of Steve Hough and Family, 2025

Notes:

• Extraordinary engraving in the style of Conn engravers, the Stenberg brothers. Engraving depicts three horses on the bell, farmhouses, a butterfly, and a German Shepherd on the body, along with floral decorations covering the instrument.

• Donor says that he played this horn in junior high school, as did his father before him. Family lore is that the donor's grandmother bought it from someone who claimed it was Wayne King's saxophone, and it does date to the time King formed his orchestra. However, we are still searching for confirmation.

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