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Re: Bundy

Author: Matt74
Date: 2017-05-29 03:29

This is only my experience with one horn, but the Bundy I did was a pain. I had a terrible time getting the pads to seal. I think it really needed much softer pads. I tried everything, refacing the tone holes, flattening the pad cups, etc. It seemed ok with my feeler gauge, but with a leak light you could see it wasn't sealing. Besides that, the mechanics felt very different from my R-13, so I was always bumping the wrong keys when I tried to play it. It also played with very low resistance, which I wasn't used to. After I got the pads sealing, I couldn't really play it because all the keys were in different places than I was used to and I was constantly bumping keys and creating leaks. I think I did a good job, but I decided it wasn't worth it...

1. They don't play very well.
2. They have no resale value.
3. They are so different from any good horn I've ever played that I wouldn't give it to a student. They would have to make a huge adjustment when they got a better horn.

I did a Vito that turned out great, a Yamaha, a Selmer, and my R-13. The Bundy was the hardest. Maybe I was trying to get too much out of it, but I think a horn should play great, even if it's not the best acoustically.

FWIW: I liked the Bundy alto saxophone I marched with in H.S.

- Matthew Simington

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