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Author: stagehand
Date: 2004-10-03 20:34
Once again, I am looking to get an instrument for a school...do anybody have any information on the "Selmer Bundy Tenor Sax". I found one cheap, but I am not sure that I have seen "Selmer" and "Bundy" in the same name. Is this an older name?
Any and all help is helpfull.
Thanks,
Sara
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Author: Dan1937
Date: 2004-10-03 20:56
Sara -
The Bundy is the student line of instruments sold by Selmer. Depending on whether the school is an elementary, middle, or high school, and the age of the sax, it may be OK, but if you really want a student sax, there may be other choices which are more suitable.
Dan
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-10-03 21:37
To the best of my Knowledge, The Bundy, followed by The Bundy II, followed by The Selmer USA are the saxes made ?here? and sold widely here. The Selmer-Paris saxes etc are made in France and sold worldwide, and they generally have been considered the best [at least among the best] insts. I recently had the opportunity of playing 2 Vito [Leblanc made] tenor saxes and found them to be very good. There are several more sax makers so you might want to look further. Good luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Fred
Date: 2004-10-04 01:24
The Bundy is very rugged, so they are not uncommon as starter tenors. They're not junk, but they're definitely not refined either. Kinda like a Timex . . .
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Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2004-10-04 12:09
When Buescher was bought out by Selmer around 1963 what had been the Buescher Aristocrat model evolved into the Bundy as a line of Selmer student horns. As Fred mentioned, a Bundy can be a rugged decent-playing horn. Personally, if it was my money, I would shop around and see if I could find something of better quality. A good person to talk to about reasonably priced vintage saxophones is Dave Hoskins at junkdude.com . He might either have something that could work for your budget or help steer you in a good direction.
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