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1980 Bundy Challenge

Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-11-20 08:10

In my quest for both anything Selmer and an expendable clarinet that I can leave standing in our busy living room, I purchased a 1980 Bundy today for $ 16.00 at the thrift store. It is the roughest looking ex school rental clarinet I have ever purchased. It is therefore wholly expendable. Despite the crude engravings scratches and dents it was playable straight out of the case. The color is great and the responsiveness is excellent for my improvisational New Orleans style of play.
The challenge is that my third finger opens the two keys above and below the bottom open tone hole on the upper section.Both at the same time. My finger simply does not fit in the space alloted for it. I am trying to decide between several options.I have bent the lower key twice and it is still too tight. Should I continue bending, grind down the keys, agressively reset the needle springs, buy superstrong needle springs or is there another solution ?

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