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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-11-08 18:36
Got an alternative mouthpiece for Darth Tone, my Alto. It's a hard-rubber Geo M. Bundy #3 in very nice [optical] condition. The acoustical merits are yet to be explored, as it requires careful pursing of lips, teeth and whatnot in order to produce a tone without shrieking. Chalumeau is fine, but from clarion upwards it starts to squeal unless one's very careful. It's not the familiar squeak, it's a screeching noise and I guess the facing is not quite perfect.
Would it be worthwile to have it refaced? Or would it be "lipstick on a pig"?
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Ben
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Author: Mike Hancock
Date: 2006-11-08 20:27
FWIW . . . I had a Bundy #3 Alto MP re-faced by Dave S. several years ago and the result (for me) was quite satisfactory . . . I believe the facing is "close" since it works well with VD #3 alto clarinet reeds.
Mike Hancock
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-11-08 21:03
Brad's quite right -- the older French-made Bundy 3s were hard rubber, with lousy factory-supplied facings but excellent in all other respects (interior dimensions, quality of material). More recently, hard rubber Bundys were made from American Babbitt blanks with the hard-rubber material and interior dimensions being of lower quality, but still salvageable by a good refacer. The most recent Bundy mouthpieces are molded plastic and probably not worth the effort to reface (although, hypocrite that I am, I'm doing one now just to see if I can get it to play!).
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-11-08 21:41
Did everyone see that red Sumner...and what it went for??
Bob Draznik
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Author: carrielj
Date: 2006-11-08 22:32
My son had two Bundy #3's refaced by David S. Both turned out pretty good. I have not heard any complaints from him, which sais a lot. In fact (I just asked him) he said that they are playing much better and he has better control with them being refaced. Thanks David!
Carrie
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-11-08 23:35
Thanks, Carrie! Those two Bundy 3s, by the way, were made from American Babbitt blanks, not the better French ones.
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