Here's a great chance to collect a rare horn and a great player in one inexpensive package. During the 1930's the early "big box" retailer and mail-order house Montgomery-Ward delved into the proessional horn market seeking to offer really good horns at reasonable prices. For this they contracted with the major American horn makers to produce what are called "stencil" horns. The fact is, however, that those makers only produced one quality  of instrument, good, and they put the same care into their stencil horns.

This tenor example is silver plated and fits the configuration of a Buescher Aristocrat Series I with some small deviations. But, as the pictures wil show, it is quite a beautiful instrument and can be shown with pride. Rumor was that the manufacturers used the stencil horns to try out little innovations before putting them on their brand name instruments so you might find some nifty little ideas at play on this horn.

It has all the period bells and whistles, gold wash inside the bell, left side B & Bb keys, keyed through high F, etc. and sounds like the sweet, strong Buescher it is.

The horn currently plays ok on older pads. If you want it to regain its full voice it could benefit from a re-pad.

Ships in period case.