I've been looking for a back up clarinet to use for summer outdoor gigs....not wanting to take my treasured vintage Couesnon Monopole out in the hot sun. After trying several student model clarinets I was given a 70's Bundy by a sax buddy to try. I did not have good first impressions of the Bundy when I tried my Grabner K14 & #3 Legere Quebec set up on it. To my ears the sound was muddy. I then tried a series of mix & match combinations with the 4 types of Grabner Kaspar mouthpieces I have as well as 3 types of Legere reeds. I finally hit pay dirt on the Bundy with a Grabner K11e and a #3 Legere Ontario. Of course, the Bundy's quality of sound is not at the level of my Couesnon. However, it's not bad at all. For whatever reason(s), the K11e really brings the old Bundy to life. This set up should meet my needs for a summer-gig clarinet.
I'm curious about how folks on this forum would compare a 70's Bundy to the current field of plastic student clarinets in terms of overall playability. The Bundy certainly appears to be rugged!
Roger
I'm curious about how folks on this forum would compare a 70's Bundy to the current field of plastic student clarinets in terms of overall playability. The Bundy certainly appears to be rugged!
Roger