Well its kinda funny to follow up a posting about a legendary Conn 10M tenor with a post about a.......Selmer Bundy alto! But wait, it is a little more exciting than you think.
Most folks know the Bundy name, it has been used on student instruments for many years and about the most common horn to find on craigslist or the local flea market.
The thing is, the older pre-"Bundy II" horns were actually based on older Buescher designs and for all intents and purposes were simplified Aristocrats!
The horn in this pic is probably 1975-80, towards the end of the run, but still is very much a good, solid, decent sounding alto saxophone.
So at some point they changed everything and the "Bundy II" came out........these are just as common, or maybe even more common...............they're just not as good. Honestly I don't think they're bad but they just don't stack up to the previous horns that were made for years and years.
My point is, if you want a more than decent sax to learn on, or even use as a backup, look for one of the older Bundy's, make sure it does NOT say Bundy II, they usually say Selmer Bundy or H&A Selmer Bundy.........and they'll always have really cool looking wire keyguards for the low B/Bb!
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