Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 2009/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass Clarinet-Bundy-what did RAlph Morgan say?
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:04:31 -0500

At 09:01 AM 1/10/2009, you wrote:
>I have a F. Barbier C clarinet that I bought recently from a friend who was
>selling her instruments off. It's all wood and old enough to have a
>wrap-around register key. Plays nicely and better in tune than the more
>modern ones I've tried (or own). Do you know what player market these were
>made for?
>
>Karl

At one time (1920's?) Selmer was selling several quality
grades. Selmer Paris was obviously the top level; Barbier, Raymond,
and the G. M. Bundys were lower-priced alternatives. Of course, that
was back in the bygone days when even the cheaper lines were made
with care! They were, no doubt, made by smaller shops in France for
Selmer Paris and imported for sale by Selmer USA. By 1927 Selmer
USA, under George Bundy, was establishing it's own factories for
production of student-line instruments in the US, so after about 1935
the other brands disappeared.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
>Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:31 AM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] Bass Clarinet-Bundy-what did RAlph Morgan say?
>
>
>The Barbier I was working on was almost a dead ringer
>for an early Bundy. The heritage was clear. It had a wood body but
>composition bell and barrel. My own wood Bundy is wood throughout -
>the fancy model!
>
>
>
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Bill Hausmann

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

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