Please consider further restoration costs(pads) into your bidding decision. You probably want to replace all pads eventually. Even when taking maintenance repair costs into consideration, will literally blow any cheap modern import away! TERMS OF SALE Sold'as-is' Needs have been described- pads seem usable EXCEPT possibly low B& B flat. MIGHT CONSIDER A TOTAL RE-PAD BASED UPON THE AGE O F THE HORN. Would suggest pro clean& lube for optimal performance. Remember? Cosmetically clean, pads look acceptable(except whatever the problem is with low B& B flat) and there is only some minor scuffs here and there. Hit all the notes BUT THE LOW B FLAT& B are REALLY hard to hit(but I'm not that great. Vintage'60s Buescher Aristocrat USA Alto Saxophone Sax with Case! CLEAN! NEEDS 3 PADS? CLEAN! Very clean for a used horn with minimal play wear. NOTE- NO ZERO FEEDBACK BIDDERS PLEASE( I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY SUCH BIDS UNLESS CONTACTED FIRST) NO ORIGINAL CASE BUT I AM SURE I CAN DIG OUT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR SHIPPING THE SAX SAFELY. POOR MANS TOP HAT& CANE' WHO CARES BRING IT ON! I HAVE PLACED A RESERVE OF £350 ON THIS AND IF THESE CONTINUE GETTING ANY RARER THEN MAYBE THE'POOR MANS TOP HAT' TAG WILL NOT APPLY! LOL. THAT SAID, THIS ONE IS A TRUE BUESCHER AND A SCARCE ONE TO BOOT. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW WELL THESE LATER BUESCHERS PLAY AND THAT INCLUDES SOME OF THE EARLY SELMER ONES. PADS ETC ARE ALL GOOD AND THE SAX NEEDS NOTHING. MY TECH HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB( AS ALWAYS) IN SORTING OUT A FEW ISSUES AND THE HORN NOW PLAYS AS IT SHOULD. THAT SAID, JUDGE FOR YOURSELF VIA PAN& ZOOM. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL LOOKING HORNS IN MY OPINION AND THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE SAX IS GOOD AND IT IS VERY CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 1)THE PLATING IS THIN OVERALL AND NEARLY WORN THROUGH IN PLACES ALTHOUGH IT DOES LOOK ORIGINAL/ 2) AS IS COMMON TO BUESCHERS A SLIGHT ORANGE TINGE OF OXIDATION IS PRESENT IN PARTS( I HAVE SEEN MANY AND THIS IS THE NORM) 3) THE KEY WORK HAS LOST PLATING IN SOME AREAS ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH/ 4)THE BELL LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE HAD A DING AT SOMETIME IN ITS HISTORY BUT NOW LOOKS FINE(SEE PICS) THATS THE NEGATIVES WHICH HAVE TO BE POINTED OUT. NOW FOR THE DESCRIPTION AND BEAR IN MIND I AM CRITICAL. IT IS A WONDERFUL BIG SOUNDING PLAYER AND VERY SIMILAR TO THE 400 WHICH IS PERHAPS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THEIR KINSHIP. THE SAX RECENTLY HAD A GOOD £135 OVERHAUL FROM MY TECH( SEE INVOICE) AND THE SAX PLAYS SUPERB FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH EASE. QUITE A SCARCE MODEL THAT HAS THE TOP HAT/400 TYPE REAR FACING. BUESCHER ARISTOCRAT 141 SERIAL NUM 357XXX( 1955/57? WHICH MAKES THIS QUITE AN EARLY 141.

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