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How are these old wood Bundys in general?

Author: StevenWayne
Date: 2017-04-13 17:20
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Wood Bundy, circa 1964? It had some sheet music in the case and the piece with the latest date was 1964, and a two-tone case. Could be older than 1964. Says "Bundy, Made By Selmer, Elkhart Indiana" with a decal on the bell and "Bundy" on the lh section with a decal again. Not impressed with the decals on a clarinet, but these still look nice at least.

Nice looking wood. The barrel is so shiny and dense that at first I thought it was plastic and not original to the clarinet, but I think the shine is mostly due to some kind of very thin finish on the wood? Bore on the lh section is about 14.8mm at both ends. Pad cups have a flat surface on the underside, not conical like most clarinets.

It will be overhauled soon.

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Re: How are these old wood Bundys in general?

Author: Tony F
Date: 2017-04-13 20:02

I've had a couple of these. I have one now that I've just finished restoring. It's a better instrument than the plastic Bundy's, I was surprised at the quality of the instrument and how well it tuned. My case is similar to yours, but without the 2-tone covering.

Tony F.

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