Buescher double horns are very interesting, but little known. I believe the early ones were stencils made by Alexander. Later they had Conn make them a version of the 6D that, in my opinion, plays much more professionally than the Conn version. Very similar to a good Kruspe, and with unbelievable agility. The design difference is that the leadpipe is so long, it tapers through the main tuning slide. The tuning slide is reversible on a 6D, but not on the Buescher. Conn model lists include a 110D made for Buescher from 1954 until 1958, probably this horn. When I first started studying with my teacher in Boston he was lamenting the theft of a Conn 6D that was his favorite horn ever, which he used in the BSO. Perhaps a lister knows a more detailed history of the 6D. The original design is attributed to James Stagliano in 1935, two years before the modern 8D. Being familiar with the large, fast taper leadpipe on the conventional 6D as well as the monster mouthpiece Stagliano was using on his Alex 103 in the sixties, his mouthpiece on a 6D would have to be very loud and ugly sounding. Like putting a Reynolds Pottag pipe on a Chamber's model ( I tried it once, for a few minutes). However, putting a very large mouthpiece on the 110D results in a great combination. It leads me to wonder if the 6D my teacher could never replace was actually a 110D prototype from the early days of 6D development, and Conn resurrected the design for the Buescher stencil. Buescher was primarily known for saxophones, but their French horns are real sleepers. Based on my experience, the 110D could easily hold its own with an Alex 103. Although rare, the 110D usually goes for about $250 on eBay. I recommend it for anyone interested in a highly agile, medium size horn for chamber playing. Comments you'll get on the tone quality will be about what you'd expect for a pre war Kruspe. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: horn@music.memphis.edu Sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:18:17 EDT Subject: Re: [Hornlist] What The Heck Is It ?
In a message dated 10/14/2005 6:49:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sure is. I've owned various examples, but they've all been a more conventional wrap. I haven't seen one that bypasses the second valve on the way in, then connects the bell to it. Anyone recognize the manufacturer? Buescher made a lot of instruments, all the way up through the early 1960's, when they were bought by Selmer-Bach. I have never seen one like this, but it's probably an early 20th Century experiment. I'm guessing this was an early type of compensating cornet. By connecting 1 and 3 with an extra length of tube, you compensate for the relative sharpness of the instrument when they are in combination. Buescher was one of Colonel Conn's best craftsmen. He left to form his own company and I am pretty sure that that was in the early 20th C. Most of their instruments have been considered student or intermediate instruments over the years. They had some design innovations (obviously), and produced woodwinds as well, the most prominent being their line of saxophones. Selmer bought them, and the Buescher student line became the Bundy line. Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/billbamberg%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
