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Re: Is a Used Bundy now a Throw-away?

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2019-10-12 04:26

Hi Karl,

Thanks for inquiring about the clarinets for granddaughters Zoey and Erin. Zoey is now in graduate school in speech pathology. Erin graduated as well and is working in Cleveland. Both of their degrees were with Honors.

Flash back to 2005. Both girls started on the used Bundy clarinets (I upgraded the mouthpieces from my arsenal) and were ready for step-ups very quickly. I picked up two NOS Ridenour 147 clarinets and they played for a couple of years and did very well. By the time they reached high school though, both were going down a track for cheerleading which they did into their college days.

When I was a band director for a few decades way back when, I always started students on either Bundy, Vito, or Evette resonite clarinets. I can't remember a bad experience that any student had with these instruments. As far as the 147s the granddaughters had, they found new homes with a couple of friends' kids for band. Both instruments held up beautifully and are being appreciated still.

HRL

Post Edited (2019-10-14 19:21)

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