Klarinet Archive - Posting 001231.txt from 2000/06

From: "Charles S. Mims" <charles@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Looking for information on my horn
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:48:18 -0400

Actually, this makes a lot of sense. When it was bought for my Aunt all the
clarinets in this band had to have this particular horn. No exceptions. It
being a stencil (I knew about stencil Pianos, but never thought about it in
other instruments) would explain no markings on the pieces. Regarldess, all
of the answers to my query so far have confirmed that it's not worth the
money to put it back in playing condition. For an additional hundred or two
I could have a decent horn to get back into things on. I wouldn't have to
have the top level professional level, just something that doesn't make my
face blue when I blow on it!

Charles

----- Original Message -----
From: <LeliaLoban@-----.com>

I see a lot of used clarinets of various brands, in Bundy cases. The Bundy
cases were better-made than some others in the 1960s. They protected the
instrument pretty well and had a more room in them for reeds, etc. than some
other brands of cases, many of which were (still are!) absurdly cramped. I
think sometimes people have replaced the worst cases with Bundy cases over
the years, or asked the dealer to sell a Bundy case with an instrument.

<snipped>

The one you've got with no name on it is probably a "stencil," made by a
major manufacturer for a music store that put on its own paper brand name
label. Those paper labels tend to fall off and get lost, over the years.
That could also explain the Bundy case. Selmer owned the Bundy name, and
also manufactured mixed wood and plastic models under the Buescher name. It
wouldn't be surprising if the store had an arrangement with the company to
supply Bundy cases for "store brand" clarinets.

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