Thursday, February 8, 2018

Selmer Bundy tenor sax



Here's an interesting example of the 1970's era Selmer Bundy tenor sax.
Notice the finish,  its not lacquered but painted!  This was done at the factory,  an attempt to make a durable finish for student usage.  It has held up pretty well, looks "different" but it kinda grows on you.
At this point in the Selmer Bundy sax line, still very much pre-Bundy II,  the horns were basically identical to the late Buescher Aristocrat line.  Selmer bought out Buescher in the early 60's and used the same stuff to build the Bundy's.  That's why the old Bundy's are such decent horns,  they're basically Buescher's.
This horn came to me fairly well beat, it already had its share of past abuse and sloppy repairs,  and I had to do some dent work, soldering, cleaning, basic servicing. 
It came out well,  the horn, although worn, plays well top to bottom and will live on as someone elses instrument for years to come.

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