Author: DougR
Date: 2019-12-29 23:52
I too have a Bundy Eb (as I've mentioned elsewhere on the board) that I acquired last year, sans barrel, for $175. I got a barrel and an extension from Clark Fobes (he had to re-ream the extension because it didn't fit the Bundy tenon, which he did very kindly at no cost). Started out using a 5rv Lyre, and the horn was a little pitchy, but just recently bought an excellent B44 and everything about the instrument is better--intonation, playability in the upper register, etc. I'm very happy with the instrument, and it's actually fun to play (something I never thought I'd say about the Eb clarinet).
The case is a decrepit Leblanc, which I treated with some of the Doctor's case deodorizer and screwed a couple of corner brackets on because the dovetail joints had cracked. (the case also has "CSKLYWA" and "KIM" scrawled on it in silver marking pen, plus numerous Strawberry Shortcake 'friendship' stickers, a legacy of the instrument's previous existence as a school horn.)
I'd guess that one reason the cases stunk up over the years (as mentioned above) was that none of the young virtuosos ever bothered swabbing the instruments out since they were plastic; mine came with a layer of velvety crud in the bore that required soaking to loosen and remove.
I know of a fairly well known (in Broadway circles) clarinetist who regularly uses his high school Bundy Eb in the pit and for legit dates. So no, I would never disdain a Bundy, not ever.
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