The unique Buescher Snap-in pads (patented by Buescher in 1921) and Norton screw in springs (introduced by the Norton Company of Brooklyn, NY in 1930) were used, but the biggest difference was in the lower part of the horn! The low B and Bb keys were mounted on the back of the bell in order to avoid the muffling of tones by the players body. The key posts were increased in height in order to facilitate better “speaking”. All long rods and cross hinges were fabricated from nickel silver for increased rigidity and better wear. The new 400 offered several radical improvements over previous designs: a new neck featured an “underslung” octave key and a “leakproof” one piece mouthpipe and reciever ring. This new instrument, designated models B-7 (alto) and B-11 (tenor), was to be introduced in 1942 as an addition to the Buescher line, which had recently been revamped with the introduction of the Aristocrat model in 1940. Copies of these patent documents may be found on my web site (). He continued to manage the affairs of the company until his retirement in 1929.In 1940, the Buescher Band Instrument Company applied for patents on a revolutionary saxophone design. In 1895, Gus started his own company, and before long he was making an excellent and highly regarded line of saxophones. The very first saxophone manufactured in the United States was made by Gus Buescher (it’s properly pronounced “Bisher”) in 1888 when he was employed by the C.
Louisiana law only permits a man to have one wife (an arrangement that I’m happy with), but if the same restrictions applied to saxophones, I would have to think long and hard about the Buescher 400.
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