Bundy flute
The Bundy flute is a great choice for a beginning flute when making a comparison of flute brands.
The Bundy flute originates with the Selmer company.
Employee George Bundy wanted to extend the company beyond their clarinet market, and hired George W. Haynes, the famous Boston flute maker, to create an instrument for Selmer.
| Louis Lot flutes were very popular in the 1920s and Selmer brought out their own version. Later, Bundy brought flute maker, Kurt Gemeinhardt, from Germany to the United States to further develop their flute line. Gemeinhardt would go on to set up his own line of flutes with his name attached. ← ← Read more about the history of flute manufacturing in America. |
When the baby boom generation entered school in the 1960s and 1970s, Selmer capitalized on this huge trend by gearing its instruments toward that market, offering affordable flutes for children in the country's band and orchestra programs.
Thus, Bundys were very popular for many years due to its low price. Some say the Bundy is the ultimate "cheap flute," but for middle-income and low-income families, it meant playing in band or not playing in band.
Along with Armstrong, Gemeinhardt, and other low-end instruments, it's important to evaluate the flute carefully before buying it.
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