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Hi everyone- it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here!

I was just gifted a 1919 Buescher Grand model 37, made (as near as I can tell) in 1919. Silver, in rough but cleanable shape, friction fit slide, and there’s no slide lock but I think there’s supposed to be. I see threads for one on the lower slide tube. Brass slide stockings. Also, modern small shank mouthpieces don’t fit- they will go in, but not far enough, and it throws the overtones out of whack. The mouthpiece in the case is a King M21, and it’s not happy to be there. I know Doug Elliott could most likely provide me with a mouthpiece with an appropriate shank, but I’m not there yet.

Anyone have experience with these? I have an excellent overhaul shop nearby, I’m going to take it to them for inspection as well, but I know with the wealth of knowledge here there’s probably someone who has insight into this horn. Any help would be appreciated.

Also- I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do a search on this site- when I log in, I can’t find a search bar or link anywhere. Thanks.

It could be that searching is turned off until you've made a few posts. There are other features like that.

There is a topic here on how to search (in Comments and Suggestions). Matt K suggested a way to search using an external agent like Google which really doesn't care about post count.

I have several very old trombones that take a smaller than normal shank (and also several mouthpieces -- they show up on Ebay now and then). Don't expect a reasonably sized mouthpiece with this shank, though. Largest one I have is 12C sized.

At one time a well-used instrument would have the receiver reamed out to take a regular small shank mouthpiece.

I have a couple of similar vintage horns with extra-small receivers. I'll see what I can make for that - seems like maybe it was a relatively standard size at one time.

After talking to several people about this horn and its history, this is one that’s better for something like wall art than any kind of recoverable playable valuable instrument. So, thanks for your comments, I’ll figure out some way to make this horn useful.