Klarinet Archive - Posting 000398.txt from 1999/11

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Beginner's Equipment
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:46:10 -0500

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 10:03 AM 11/10/1999 EST, DPhilpot wrote:
> >Don't lump all the Bundys into one heap. Most are large bore, unfocused
> >sounding, poorly tuned instruments. However, those are the model 1400's.
> >There is also a model 1401, same price, which is much smaller bored and
> tunes
> >much better and is more stable. Of course, Bundy as a brand name is no
> >longer produced, and we need to realize that those instruments are now the
> >Selmer USA Student line.
> >
> Any older Bundy marked "577" is identical to the Selmer USA 1401. That
> number denotes the .577" bore. If there is no number on a Bundy, assume it
> is the .590" bore model 1400. This is the same bore size as the revered
> Centered Tone, by the way.

Bill,
Thanks for your comments about the Bundys, but I'm now getting confused. What
is meant by "the revered Centered Tone"? And do you then mean that an older
Bundy marked 577 somewhere would be an OK horn for a beginner?

Thanks Audrey

>
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
> 451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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