Buescher · Sax
Aristocrat Series I — Aristocrat Series I / Ia
Introduced1929 onwards
Discontinued1940
First Aristocrats: lowest serial seen 2627xx, engraved 'The New Aristocrat' then 'The Buescher Aristocrat'; split bell keys on the baritone.
Where it sits. Introduced 1929, discontinued 1940. To date a specific Buescher instrument, use the serial number — the model era is the context, the number is the date.