My Sax repair man commented that my 1919 Buescher Tenor doesn\u2019t have a \u201cFront F\u201d, a key which would let you jump fourths between top C and top F without having to squish 3 keys with your left palm.<\/p>\n
It turns out that Buescher introduced the Front F (also know as “Top F”) in about 1925. There were a number of innovations to the key mechanisms on saxophones, as well as clarinets, to extend the range and to make certain notes or intervals easier to play.<\/p>\n
The “Saxophone Museum<\/a>” records models, date of manufacture and the serial numbers of many saxophones, and has a large collection of photos that helped me identify when Buescher added the Front F. Another useful reference was photos of instruments for sale on Ebay!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My Sax repair man commented that my 1919 Buescher Tenor doesn\u2019t have a \u201cFront F\u201d, a key which would let you jump fourths between top C and top F without having to squish 3 keys with your left palm. It … Continue reading