1. Bundy Clarinet Serial Numbers List

Bach Trombones Date Serial # 1933 200 1935 400 1940 1600 1942 2200 1945 2500 1950 3450 1955 4500 1960 5700 1961 5950 1964 6900 1965 8000 1970 115000 Bach Trumpets, Cornets Date Serial # 1926 500 1927 600 1928 900 1930 1450 1935 2250 1940 4650 1941 5500 1945 6500 1950 9100 1953 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 420000 Note: Vincent Bach used the trade names of Stradivarius, Mercedes, Mercury, Minerva, and Apollo. For some reason, Vincent jumped around a little on serial numbers. For example, in 1928 the Apollo serial numbers were 8600 - 8700. In 1939 the Mercury models had serial numbers in the 10,000s. The first Minerva (#2722) was built in 1958.

• • • • • • • • -:: Author Message Hemi Powered Trumpet New Member Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Randolph, NJ Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: Serial Number on a Bundy I've got an old Bundy student horn that I've been marching with for about 3 years now. It was bought new by my second cousin, who graduated HS in 1973. It was probably bought much earlier than that. The serial number is 222678. Its label says, Designed by Vincent Bach BUNDY H&A Selmer, Inc.

I think it may be a post '61 considering that it was purchased in the Sixties, and that it has the Selmer and Bach names on it. Just how old is this thing? This space intentionally left blank. Fcirkse Veteran Member Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 227 Location: IOWA Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: Hello - standard Bach serial number lists put it at 1981- 1982. Hemi Powered Trumpet New Member Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Randolph, NJ Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: that's kind of new. I thought it was Sixties, because that's when he got it. This space intentionally left blank.

Plp Heavyweight Member Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 6919 Location: South Alabama Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: I suspect you are probably right about the serial number. The Bach guides probably don't include the Bundys, try under Selmer and see if you get a more accurate year. The Bundy has taken a pretty bad rap over the years, kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of the trumpet and cornet world, but a bunch of top notch players are the ones complaining, so maybe they really aren't as bad as some would say.

I'd certainly rate them better than a Director. ZeroMan Heavyweight Member Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 1112 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject: plp wrote: I suspect you are probably right about the serial number. The Bach guides probably don't include the Bundys, try under Selmer and see if you get a more accurate year. The Bundy has taken a pretty bad rap over the years, kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of the trumpet and cornet world, but a bunch of top notch players are the ones complaining, so maybe they really aren't as bad as some would say.

I'd certainly rate them better than a Director. For the market they were intended, the Bundy was a decent instrument. It was durable and its playing characteristics could be described as 'medium-high resistance'. Just right for a younger trumpet player who needed something 'to push against' when learning how to play. I always used to fall off my chair laughing when people would compare Bundys to various superhorns or even the better assembly line trumpets.

Bundy Clarinet Serial Numbers List

As if that comparison was meaningful enough to make a point about how well a superhorn plays. Edusoft online. But I did get impatient when some people would compare Bundys to the Chinese-Indian garbage horns out there. Again, there was no comparison. A Bundy can last for years, had real valves and had workable intonation. DRDIRTMAN Veteran Member Joined: 11 Jul 2003 Posts: 105 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: Age of Bundy I have an older bundy that my father got for me second hand when I was in the 6th grade back in 1968. This horn and others that I've assumed were from the sixties vintage that I've seen on ebay all have nickel plating on the outside top half of the valve casings and just say Bundy H & A Selmer Inc. On the bell with some fancy design on the top of the bell heading back up the horn.

No mention of Bach. The serial numbers on the ones I've seen like these are also quite low. Mine is 42999. Hope this helps. DavesTrumpet Heavyweight Member Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 1712 Location: Shreveport, LA Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:46 pm Post subject: The Bundy line has their own serial number sequence apart from the Strad line. FWIW, my Bundy cornet #409778 was purchased new in August 1975.

Dave M plp Heavyweight Member Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 6919 Location: South Alabama Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: The cornet I had was 253XXX, in 1974. It was well worn then. Davyar Regular Member Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 85 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: My parents bought mine new in 1968.

Serial number is 158472. When one of the braces came unattached from the bell, I made it into a Dizzy Gillespie model! 'It is best to remain silent and have people think your an idiot than speak and remove all doubt!' Olds Recording Trumpet (1968) Olds Ambassador Cornet (1950) Olds Ultratone Bugle Lyon & Healy Cornet (1930) Conn Perfected Wonder (1912) Display posts from previous: - All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum.