Bundy Resonite Clarinet Serial Numbers
Bundy clarinets are often used as student or starter clarinets for beginning clarinetists. It is useful to know what model the instrument is so that appropriate supplies can be bought and maintenance be carried out when needed.
There are several different parts on the clarinet that the Bundy logo and serial number will be placed, and this article will detail where the logo can be found. Look at the top of the clarinet case (assuming the clarinet is in its original case). The logo should be on the top of the clarinet case, either in the middle or on the bottom left. Hold the mouthpiece with the reed side facing away.
The Bundy logo should be in the middle or bottom of the exterior of this side of the mouthpiece. Check the barrel, which is the smallest piece of the clarinet and the piece that goes immediately under the mouthpiece, for the logo. The logo will be in the middle of the barrel.
Inspect the upper joint with the keys facing up. The logo should be near the top of the upper joint.
The serial number will be on the opposite side, above the thumb hole. To check the lower joint, lay it with the keys facing up and look for the logo at the bottom of the joint. The serial number should be near the top on the opposite side. Look in the middle of the bell for the Bundy logo.
In the late 1920’s Bundy purchased the American business from the Selmer brothers, while maintaining the exclusive distributorship of Henri Selmer Paris products in the US. In 1948, Selmer produced the first successfully molded plastic clarinet called the Bundy Resonite 1400. Serial 2 s complementer shift register.
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• • • • • Other Clarinets From Dave Surber of Leblanc: 'Interested individuals may contact Leblanc's customer service department who will do their best to help them with as much information as we have available. However our records are only available from 1964 to the present. We have limited records available to us and we do our best to provide as accurate information as we have. Unfortunately our serial numbering system and records were not set up for ease in locating this information.
We currently manufacture or distribute several brands of wind instruments. Each one of these lines has numerous models of instruments and unfortunately in some cases each model has its own series of serial numbers.
These series of numbers have not been maintained in separate lists but are recorded together in our sales records that begin in 1964. It can take a considerable amount of time to locate a particular serial number if we do not have any idea of the model or when it was originally sold. Individuals reselling used instruments should be responsible for supplying details of the original purchase ie: warranty registration documents or sales receipt information which would confirm the model and serial number of the instrument and the date it was originally purchased. There is a Blue Book for Musical Instruments Published by Orion Research that is available to determine the value of many used instruments on the market today. Their web site is For appraisal of vintage instruments or historical information you may wish to contact the Shrine to Music Museum at The University of South Dakota in Vermillion. They may be able to provide you with a list of licensed qualified appraisers who specialize in different areas ie: strings, winds, keyboard, primitive etc.