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The shop decided to leave the grab irons their respective colour and not paint them white. The crew gives the unit a couple of coats of dullcoat to protect the paint and decals bringing it all together.
Photo- Jeff Semper
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.
Here's a nice detail shot of hte Paragon Machine Works Sliding drop outs. these enable Marty to run any combination of gearing imaginable. Literally.
This horn is a multi-pitch instrument configured to play in the key of Bb and A.
The main tuning slide has two components. The part of the slide with two straight braces is a separate component from the crook in the slide. The crook will extend away from the section with the two braces.
To tune the horn to A you extended the entire slide assembly, and then extended the crook even farther out.
There is a locking ring on the other side of the horn, where the main slide tubing enters the the tubing sleeve that extends from the bottom of the third valve case.
Once you had adjusted the entire slide to the proper position, you could lock the section with the two braces into place but still adjust the crook's position for fine-tuning.
You also had to adjust the valve slides; they have a mark on the tubing showing about where you needed to extend them.
Note that Buescher applied lacquer over the whole horn, including the nickel-silver portions of the slides.
Note the simple vertical brace in the main slide's crook. The features and details of the post-war models are leaner and simpler than on the pre-war horn designs.
Note that the taper in the bell-tail appears to be more pronounced than on pre-war models.
Scott and Travis work on the main beams.
Scaffolding is a necessary part of construction. Without it, this project would not have been possible.
Main beams are 2 x 6 treated lumber with custom built reinforcement plates.
The "Acousta-Bell".
Note the construction of the bell's rim. The Custom Built horn rims were a little different from the Aristocrat; the Aristocrat had a thicker rolled rim. It lacked the narrow, flat ribbon of reinforcing metal seen here just behind the rim.
The Buescher saxophones of the 1930s used a similar construction method, though they didn't tout the saxes as using the "Acousta-Bell" process. However, they did brag about a special annealing process used for the brass.
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.
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