Bundy!

N1684T

Just curious. I was trying to look up Bundy serial numbers, mainly to find out what period in time the "Designed by Vincent Bach" logo on them. I figured 70's-80's? Not a lot of info out there. I have a few Bundy's that look old, and wonder if they predate the Bach ones, or are just aged badly. And when did Bundy become Bundy in name only? Anyone that can shed some light on the subject,. fire away.

I know, everyone is wondering WHY?

J. Jericho

Here's a demonstration of how to play a Bundy trumpet by ear:

Tobylou8

What I remember of Bundy was the green trumpet case. They were decent horns and sounded better than the Conn Directors.

Tobylou8

@Tobylou8 said in Bundy!:

What I remember of Bundy was the green trumpet case. They were decent horns and sounded better than the Conn Directors.

Contrast it to this case and we have a winner. IMO, the case Conn is worse than the horn!!

Tobylou8

@N1684T said in Bundy!:

Bundy serial numbers

@N1684T said in Bundy!:

Bundy serial numbers

https://www.adams-music.com/instrumenten/serienummer/bundy.asp?lid=1033

https://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56029

Maybe these links could help?

N1684T

It does let me piece together some info. Maybe the Bach designed one was before the time period i thought. Honestly decent student horns, close to Olds in my opinion. Those green cases are pretty rare, i have only seen a couple.

OldSchoolEuph

The Selmer Bundy brand originated in 1941. The oldest Bundy I have encountered is a Bundy stenciled pea shooter from a supplier I can't identify (scroll down the Virtual Museum at www.trumpet-history.com for a pic) The Bundy name was a stencil brand Selmer used on sourced low cost instruments for many many years, so the 2008 sale of the name to the Guitar Center Group really just returns it to its roots. The classic Selmer made Bundy d signed by Bach was designed at the same time as the Bach 180 in 1962, replacing a somewhat similar Selmer built trumpet. The design was substantially altered by Bach in the mid 1980s and became the Bach TR-300, but with Bundy serial numbers through the end of the decade at least.

BigDub

@J-Jericho said in Bundy!:

Here's a demonstration of how to play a Bundy trumpet by ear:

This guy clearly doesn’t know how to play

Tobylou8

@BigDub said in Bundy!:

@J-Jericho said in Bundy!:

Here's a demonstration of how to play a Bundy trumpet by ear:

This guy clearly doesn’t know how to play

EXCUSE ME!!!! He has an ear for trumpet!!

Kehaulani

Gad let's hope he doesn't have a nose for it. =:0

Bundy used to be a big brand. I can remember looking at Bundy ads routinely in magazines.

BigDub

@Tobylou8 said in Bundy!:

@BigDub said in Bundy!:

@J-Jericho said in Bundy!:

Here's a demonstration of how to play a Bundy trumpet by ear:

This guy clearly doesn’t know how to play

EXCUSE ME!!!! He has an ear for trumpet!!

Well, I guess he could play an entire song without taking a breath. And whistle the whole time.

Dr GO

@BigDub said in Bundy!:

Well, I guess he could play an entire song without taking a breath. And whistle the whole time.

Not to forget to mention he will always have a drum behind him.

BigDub

@Dr-GO said in Bundy!:

@BigDub said in Bundy!:

Well, I guess he could play an entire song without taking a breath. And whistle the whole time.

Not to forget to mention he will always have a drum behind him.

He had to ask his instrument repair tech why he was getting a waxy film on his lead pipe.