Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 1969/12

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Bill,

Yup!

And that long upper stack rod!

By the way. Santy was a character!

He stopped in Santa Cruz to visit his sister he had not seen in 20 years. She lived about 3 blocks from my old store, and I had not previously met Santy. No matter.

He came in and virtually took over the store for a couple of hours. He was 82 then. What a character! We had a lot of fun!

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
>Sent: Jun 8, 2011 8:13 PM
>To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List' <klarinet@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
>
>I thought I had heard that Santy Runyon did the Bundy II redesign. Thanks for the correction. But whoever did it must have been smoking those funny cigarettes or something. It is ergonomically and mechanically awful. I suppose he was told to design it so as to keep retooling to the absolute minimum, which limited his choices. It's got to be that or the drugs!
>
>
>Bill Hausmann
>
>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kurtheisig
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
>>
>>
>> Rachel,
>>
>> 1929 Buescher tube. (Pronounced Bischer per Ralph Morgan, who dated
>> Buescher's daughter in high school in Elkhart.)
>>
>> The Bundy II keys were designed by Ralph Morgan at Selmer USA.
>> (Including that miserable way too long upper stack rod...)
>>
>> They were made in the Buescher plant.
>>
>> Ralph told me about the Friday that they closed the plant. It was about
>> 1961 or 1962.
>>
>> Ralph continued, that at the time Selmer sold more student saxes than
>> any other company, and all their student saxes were made in the
>> Buescher plant. Needless to say there was panic at Selmer! Saturday
>> morning, Elkhart being a small town, there was a meeting with the
>> Buescher and Selmer execs and the local bankers. The rest of the
>> weekend there was a phone tree working and on Monday everyone came back
>> to their jobs, but there was a new sign above the door that said
>> Selmer.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Rachel Roessel <gsurosey@-----.com>
>> >Sent: Jun 8, 2011 7:31 AM
>> >To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
>> >
>> >I took a look this weekend. My thumbrest is a single non-adjustable
>> piece of
>> >metal that is soldered (I assume) to the body. The alto sax is a Bundy
>> II,
>> >serial number 762,936. Can anyone tell me about the Bundy II? I've
>> heard taht
>> >it's a good student model, but other than that, I don't know much
>> about it since
>> >alto sax isn't my primary instrument.
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >Rachel
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >________________________________
>> >
>> >Many sax thumb rests are adjustable. Does yours have a large screw
>> >holding it on? You may be able to adjust it so that your hand is in
>> >a better position.
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