Klarinet Archive - Posting 000722.txt from 2004/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] bass clarinet and mouthpiece
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:16:14 -0500

At 09:53 AM 11/28/2004 +0000, Anna Cecil=EDa Benass=ED wrote:
>... We
>bought a Selmer student model (plastic) upwards of 15 years ago - it had
>to have been a Bundy, but I don't have the instrument in front of me to
>verify.

Selmer USA used the Bundy name on its student instruments for many years,=20
as George M. Bundy was the man put in charge by Alexandre Selmer when he=20
went back to France. George was a former student of his and ran the Selmer=
=20
New York retail operation in the 1920's. Since nobody remembers who he was=
=20
any more, the Selmer Company (now Conn-Selmer, of course) has recently=20
dropped his name from their student instruments, substituting the Selmer or=
=20
Bach names instead, as applicable. The instruments and their model=20
numbers, etc., remained unchanged, excluding newer models that have come=20
out since the name change. Therefore, whether your Bundy SAYS "Bundy" or=20
"Selmer" makes no difference -- it IS a Bundy really (or a Selmer if you=20
prefer to think of it that way).

I am not a big fan of the Bundy/Selmer bass clarinet keywork. Anything you=
=20
might dislike about their Bb soprano clarinet keywork is magnified in the=20
enlargement. But don't kid yourself -- junior high age beginners can screw=
=20
up ANYTHING. We repair a lot of Vitos, too. Their keywork tends to be more=
=20
resistant to minor bending, but it is subsequently more brittle. The keys=20
are actually MORE likely to break altogether if subjected to too much=
stress.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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