Buescher "C" Soprano

Not for sale.

I believe this saxophone was originally silverplated and that at some point the silverplate was stripped off and it was relacquered and repadded.
I can see remnants of the silverplate here and there.
The serial number 128401 dates the horn back to 1923 I think.
I found that the serial number is also imprinted on the underside of the C key.
Most saxes were silverplated at that time, lacquered brass horns were uncommon, rare or non-existent.
After it was stripped, it was repadded and then lacquered. I don't think it has really been played much at all since that occurred.
I can see ripples in the lacquer and there are actually flakes of lacquer that come off when I remove the keys...not from the body or the keys, but like where the lacquer spanned between the key and body in something like a bubble...if that makes any sense.
I can also see lacquer on the exposed parts of the pads indicating that at least one coat of lacquer was put on while the padded keys were on the horn.
There is a linkage between the octave key and the "C" key at the top of the upper stand. When the octave key is pressed, the "C" key closes.
The case is marked "Selmer"
The mouthpiece is small than a Bb Soprano mpc and is evidently a C Soprano mouthpiece.