The Buescher Band Instrument Company was a manufacturer of musical instruments in Elkhart, Indiana, from 1894 to 1963. The company was acquired by the H. & A. Selmer Company in 1963. Selmer retired th
A 14-key Albert system clarinet branded "American Professional", believed to have been retailed by Buescher between 1910 and 1920
Lower section, showing two lower keys (rather than four as in the Boehm system), and two upper side keys (where modern clarinets have three)
Upper section, with three side keys where modern clarinets usually have four
"American Professional" engraved on the bell. Just above that is a backwards "C" and the letters "LP", meaning "Key of C, low pitch", to indicate a C clarinet built to the A=440 Hz tuning that has since become standard
C soprano saxophone
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The C soprano saxophone is a member of the saxophone family, invented in 1846. It closely resembles the more common B♭ soprano saxophone but is pitched a whole step higher. Unlike most other saxophone
B♭ soprano saxophone (left), silver-plated C soprano saxophone (center), E♭ sopranino saxophone (right).
