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The Model 235's Main Slide and Third Valve Slide.
Note that nickel-silver is used in all the slide assemblies' tubing.
Note also he locking ring on the main slide's lower stretch of tubing.
Finally, note the gold lacquer's opaque quality, quite apparent when contrasted against nickel silver .
In 1967 the Ministry of Transport commissioned a fleet of seven custom-built Bedford vehicles to go around the country promoting British production techniques. Only one bus survives and it took the current owner Ollie Halls five years to retore the mobile cinema to it's pristine condition. The Vintage Mobile Cinema seats 22 in comfort and has a state-of-the-art HD digital projection unit. Above the cab there is ( for the 1960's ) a futuristic-looking clear Perspex dome.
More images from the visit can be seen on my website www.fozimage.com/fozlogs-20110219.htm
The Model 235 featured nickel-silver tubing on the first, second, third and main slides, as well as the pinky hook, bracing between the mouthpipe and bell-tail assemblies, and the bushing between the bell-tail and first valve casing.
Note that Buescher used nickel-silver for all slide components, not just the visible outer sleeve portions.
Note here and in the next pic that the main slide is configured to curve down at an angle and enter the third valve case on the left side of the third valve slide. That had become a signature note for Buescher's trumpets; the Aristocrat of 1930 had been configured the same way.
1934 Ford Truck built ground up by Ed Riley of Crosby,Tx. This truck has 350 hp Chevy LS1 Motor and weighs 2500. The truck was built to drive on the street, go to the Car Shows, and just have fun.
This is an interesting ad for the Model 235 evidently placed in England. Though it refers to the Model 235 as "new", the ad must be from the late 1930s. How do I know that? Details:
First, the ad copy states that it comes with a stock Duo-Cup mouthpiece; the trumpet image features one inserted into the receiver. Buescher did not introduce the Duo-Cup mouthpiece until the late '30s. Prior to that a Buescher "Aristocrat" mouthpiece was shipped stock.
Second, the ad refers to a "new style silk plush lined case" - that's the lingo Buescher used for its "Gladstone" style cases of the late 1930s.
Third, the ad names the horn the "Custom Built" model, not the "Aristocrat Custom Built" as did Buescher when it first introduced the Model 235.
So this ad is from the later 1930s before the Model 240 Custom Built trumpet replaced the Model 235 but, possibly, not before the 400 model trumpet was first introduced to the public.
Note that Buescher also touts its "Acousta-Bell" and pin valves in the ad.
An ad in Britain? I don't know if Buescher had established a retail representative there or if you were expected to place an order to the Buescher factory and it would be shipped to you. However a large proportion of Buescher's business was driven by customer orders made direct to the factory. Buescher was very friendly to such orders, and its attitude towards requests for special features and options may be a source of the "Custom Built" model name - Buescher may have had a popular reputation for making horns to its customer's specifications.
The unit gets a new bell, horn and antennae. The shop decides to relocate the bell further down the long hood in the middle of the CN noodle as it will interfere with the door operation and be too noisy for the crew.
Photo- Jeff Semper
A sleek custom stainless steel art car gleams against the backdrop of the Tulsa skyline during the Trunk or Treat event in the Meadow Gold District on October 26, 2024. This futuristic vehicle, reflecting both the cityscape and the event’s vibrant atmosphere, stands out with its unique design. Captured on expired Fuji Sensia 100 film with a Nikon FG-20, this shot merges art, automotive craftsmanship, and Tulsa’s urban culture.
Nikon FG-20 | Fuji Sensia 100
Digitized with Canon EOS M200 | Negative Supply Lightbox
Home developed in Cinestill D9 1:1 | 9:15min @ 104F | AGO Processor
1934 Ford Truck built ground up by Ed Riley of Crosby,Tx. This truck has 350 hp Chevy LS1 Motor and weighs 2500. The truck was built to drive on the street, go to the Car Shows, and just have fun.
The first Custom Built models were engraved with "Aristocrat Custom Built". After the War Buescher seems to have dropped the "Aristocrat" and simply engraved Custom Built on horns. The sales literature of the '40s and '50s also refers to them as "Custom Built" model horns without reference to the Aristocrat models.
'Aroha Cruise In' in Te Aroha, New Zealand
* Plate: DWT585
* Make: CUSTOMBUILT
* Model: 1933 CHRYSLER
* Year: 2007
* Submodel: PLYMOUTH
* Main colour: Green
* Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van
* Body style: Saloon
* No of seats: 4
* CC rating: 5,719
* Fuel type: Petrol
* Assembly type: Imported Built-Up
* Country of origin: United States Of America
1934 Ford Truck built ground up by Ed Riley of Crosby,Tx. This truck has 350 hp Chevy LS1 Motor and weighs 2500. The truck was built to drive on the street, go to the Car Shows, and just have fun.
1934 Ford Truck built ground up by Ed Riley of Crosby,Tx. This truck has 350 hp LS1 Chevy Motor and weighs 2500. There is a Custom Built Pro-Street Frame with a 9" Ford Rearend and a Kuggel Front end. The truck was built to drive on the street, go to the Car Shows, and just have fun.
Buescher used bottom-sprung "Pin" valves in the Aristocrat and Aristocrat Custom Built horns. The valves have a small metal lug soldered to their tops; the lug - or "pin" - fits into a corresponding guide slot in the valve casings' inner wall.
Buescher usually stamped its horn's model number on the middle valve casing below the serial number, as seen here. Note the "LP" stamped there as well, for "Low Pitch", indicating the horn is made to play in American Concert Pitch where A = 440 Hz.
Note also the pre-War "True-Tone" logo stamped on the middle valve featuring a triangle, bell and tuning fork.
This horn hasn't been relacquered; that's wear from somebody's hand.
Note the nickel-silver bushing between the bell-tail and first valve case.
Another perspective on the tuning assembly's knurled locking ring. Note that this one is on backwards. The round part of the ring ought to be pointed towards the rear of the horn. It can't thread onto the tubing in this position.