Warning to FB Friends -- Nerdy Buescher Sax post is below. :) - TopicsExpress

Warning to FB Friends -- Nerdy Buescher Sax post is below. :) Scroll on by unless you want to risk becoming like me.... Ellery Eskelin, Kyung Soo Hwang, and myself met in Manhattan today for the ultimate Buescher Big B Tenor Sax Measuring Party. Ellerys 1941 model 127, Kyung Soos 1947 155, and my 1949 156 Big Bs were the subject matter, and I brought various implements of measurement destruction (2 sets of digital calipers and a tape measure) to finally put to rest any and all doubt about whos bell is bigger. :) So, with two sets of digital calipers and one tape measure at the ready, I had all participants unzip, pull out what they had, and let me take a good long look at the size of their toys. The results? Well, for that, you need to look at the pics (yes, we took pictures). You may want to shield young eyes as this is as graphic as it gets.... :) Ellery was positively tasty on all 3, so Ill let him describe tonal differences between them.