1924 Buescher Factory - The Fine Art of Musical Instrument Making - Saxophone Production video free download


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Uploaded: 2012/06/26

Created in 1924 to showcase American manufacturing following WWI, here you see the Buescher factory at the height of the saxophone craze and the beginning of the Jazz Age in America. This rare footage was acquired by the Saxquest Saxophone Museum in 2008 and pieced together from two original 35mm nitrocellulose film reels. The transfer process was done at 2K resolution thus preserving this footage in digital archival form. For the full version go to WWW.SAXOPHONE.ORG,

There in addition to many more scenes from the Buescher factory you will also see rare footage of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the Clyde Doerr Orchestra, Tom Brown's son of the The Six Brown Brothers and more.

Musical Instrument manufacturing in the 1920's, like all manufacturing, was undergoing a revolution as electricity was becoming commonplace and electric motors began to replace the old belt-drive equipment. Similar methods for instrument manufacturing would have been used by C.G. Conn, H.N. White (King), Martin Handcraft, Selmer and others.

Comments

8 years ago

Gary S

Very interesting and informative, as well as historical. I love my recently purchased 1929 Buescher Trutone Tenor Sax. Thanks for posting this.

9 years ago

Eddy Haskel

I was at Saxquest a few weeks ago and Mark showed us the original nitro-cellulose reels of this film, still in their original film cases. Thanks, Mark for all the great horns and historical saxophone related material you collect and display. To all saxophonists: if you ever find yourself in or near St. Louis, MO, a visit to Saxquest is a must. You won't regret it.

9 years ago

Gianfranco Mazzarolo

Grandi questi artigiani di una volta!! Giù il cappello!

9 years ago

m41incanis

Wish I hadn't sold my Buescher soprano thirty years ago.

9 years ago

David Gavin

My 1926 True tone had the snap on pad resonators. They used to be slid over a nipple on the bottom side of the key then a snap on resonator held it in place. I had mine removed and new style resonators and roo skin pads put on. One of the best horns I have ever played. Did anyone ever get the songs that are played towards the beginning. particularly the slap tonging?

9 years ago

temujin teh weird

I have a 1924 Buescher TT alto. For all I know, it could be somewhere in this video.

9 years ago

convolutedexperiment

What music is that accompanying this video? Which is the predominant instrument? what make etc?

10 years ago

msterlingprice

Own a 1920 True Tone Tenor, amazing to watch them do this by hand

10 years ago

Arnold Montgomery

what is the song played during this video?

10 years ago

Benjamin Miller

man, to think they did this by Eye...

10 years ago

Jason68875

I wonder what the chance is of my Buescher Alto being in this video?

10 years ago

shaggybreeks

"After the World War, great factories were built to keep up with the demand for saxophones." Wow. A saxophone craze. There must have been a hell of a lot of so-so players in those days.

11 years ago

Tony sax Kelly

Fantastic I owned a 1925 Buescher truetone tenor that I passed on to my son and it still plays great at 90ish years old tony sax kelly

11 years ago

Elke Overton

love the background music!!! classic!!

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