Selmer Bundy Clarinet Serial Number List

Serial Number Ranges By Model • Full Serial Number Chart; Selmer Serial Number Ranges By Model. Although, as the chart below illustrates, the Mark VI was produced until (roughly) serial #378000, this applies only to the Sopranino model. SELMER Publications. 1910 Henri Selmer Paris Catalog. 1928 Selmer Bundy Paris Clarinet. 1928 Selmer Cases of Class. 1929 Selmer The Story of the Flute and How to Play It. 1929 Selmer Band Instruments. 1979 Selmer Serial Number Graphs. 1979 Inside Selmer. 1979 Selmer Price List Area A.

Click to expand.Many of us have tried contacting the Selmer company to get info on instruments based on serial numbers, and Selmer says that they don't bother to keep records on such things for more than about 5 years, they they don't have records that go farther back than the year 2000. Which is lousy customer service from Selmer. Most of the original old-time companies up through the 1960's did a good job of maintaining such records.

But then the mega-companies came along in the 1960's and starting buying up the original companies. When the mega-companies took over, the quality of the instruments started to decline (focusing on poorly-made student instruments rather than well-made professional instruments) adequate records were no longer kept, all in the name of saving money and increasing profits.

Example: In the late 1960's Conn was bought out by MacMillan, which moved the factory to Abilene, Texas around 1971. Causing an immediate decline in quality of Conn instruments. Chronica feudalism pdf to excel free. Then UMI bought out the Conn company around 1985. Then Steinway bought out the whole mess within the last few years.

(In the last 10 years the makers of Conn instruments have recycled serial numbers in a bizarre fashion that makes no sense.) Which is why Conn Loyalist Web site doesn't bother to include much information on the Conn instruments made after 1969. In essence, the original Conn company, maker of world-class instruments, died after 1969. The original Martin company was bought out in the 1960's. The orignal Olds company went out of business in the late 1970's. Leaving it to fans of such vintage instruments to keep as much records as possible available on the Internet, because no official company today is going to maintain such records on instruments that are no longer made.

Hence the formation of extremely helpful, informative fan sites such as Conn Loyalist Holton Loyalist Olds Central - Morris.

Bundy clarinet with hard case. Includes Vintage Vito Melodia Clarinet Mouthpiece made in France appears to be made from plastic. Mouthpiece and is marked. Clarinet has serial number 250066.

The serial number indicates it was manufactured in 1914, I cannot verify this. This was my son‘s clarinet and he no longer plays so I’m selling it. It includes an unopened box of Mitchell Laurie premium Bb clarinet medium soft reeds. I bought it used for him to play several years ago. Needs to be tuned hasn’t been played in several years, but in good condition. Some stains on the felt inside the case please ask if you want more pictures anything.