The case is much more recent but good to go. It also has that nice Otto Link mouthpiece as well as a D'Addario one and a couple boxes of reeds with a few left - one set at hardness 2 and the other at 3. It comes with an old strap, a new strap, and one of those fabric-style slings. It has an A to Bb key Adjustment similar to the Model 9/202. The sn is 153330 circa 1924 according to the serial number list on. It's silver plated with nice and clear engraving on the bell with gold wash inside. The keys all operate easily and the cork looks like it was re-done as well. This auction is for a Buescher true tone trumpet model 11 made in Elkhart Indiana USA. I wish I knew more about saxes, but this one looks to be pretty decent (these are considered advanced student or mid-grade instruments, I believe) with its pearl-inlaid buttons and well-made fittings. In my exhausted brain I forgot to take a shot of the model mark and serial number, but it's stamped True Tone "Low Pitch" on the butt-end of the bell and has serial number 161205 which places it at 1924 as far as I can tell. It appears to be in good order and comes with all sorts of goodies - not the least being a nice early '30s Otto Link "Master Link" mouthpiece - worth a bit of cash on its own. Oh, if only I could play sax! This guy looks great and, per my own investigation and the owner's comments, it's definitely been gone-through in recent memory with new/refreshed pads and felt all around.
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