Vintage   "Geo M. Bundy"  Tenor Saxophone

                  (Conn /  Pan American Stencil)

         Beautiful Rare Vintage Tenor Saxophone,

             Dark Honey Lacquer, 

              Signature type Engraving "Geo M Bundy"

               Elkhart Ind. USA :     46            M

                                                                 T

                                                            55xxx

                                                                 L      (Low Pitch)

             Brilhart Personoline  Signature Mouthpiece

                 S6   numbered 13769

          Selmer Ligature      &    Cap (unmarked)

             Nice Original Hard Case, 

              (in Quite Good Condition, For It's Age) 

                        I am not an expert in musical instrument, nor

                        am I a player:  

                                 Please

                         -- See Pictures --

                               

             I've had this Instrument looked at  by two experts in my city:

               They were both "Amazed"   at the condition of this  Old Horn,

               Both agreed that this is a Top Of The Line, Professional Instrument,

               1,st opinion:  Conn Stencil, probably from the 1919-1920

                                           (given the 55xxx serial number)

               2,nd opinion:  Conn Stencil, possibly from the 1920's - early 1930's

                                           (New Wonder Stencil)  in Original Condition,

                                        He thinks that it was probably purchased, played some,

                                        and than stored, for a couple of decades:

                                        (little sign of wear, a few, 2-3 small dents)

                             

               This Instrument will "Only be Shipped through Trackable Shipping"

                                                                 (With Insurance) 

          Note:   Got a  3,rd opinion on this instrument, from a 

                        Very Helpful Ebayer:    He writes,

                  This is not a Conn stencil, it is a Pan American stencil line sax.

                  It is actually a variation of the model 66M Pan American tenor,

                  but only used in stencils for H&A Selmer, Geo M Bundy Brand, 

                  Continental Music Co. Colonial brand, Tonk bros,

                  Commodore and several others.

                  This sax vintages to 1939.

                  All so called Conn stencils actually came from Pan American and

                  their models.

                  Pan American was incorporated in July 1919, with it's separate

                  factory opening in November 1919.

                 They had their own models, catalogs and marketing.

                 CG Conn was a brand, manufacturer and holding company.

                 Pan Am was one of Conn's.   

                 Thanks So Much for this information, Kevin.             

                                     

          Note:   Got Another Opinion on this horn, from  another 

                        Very Helpful Ebayer, who took the time to  do some further

                        research on this  instrument:

                        ( You meet the "Nicest People" on   ebay )

                                   

                 He wrote:

                 Opposing bell keys design was dropped in the very early 30's by

                 virtually all sax makers. Some went to left hand bell keys like Conn,

                 Buescher, and Martin, but by about 1934 Selmer and King went with

                 the modern right hand bell key design. So, your sax is much earlier 

                 than 1939.

                 The top of the line pro horns from Conn were stamped as Conn,

                 and the Pan American line was only a second tier line.

                 In General, most stencils are not top of line horns. They were built

                 for selling to a wider, student market under a different name to

                avoid diluting the prestige of a name manufacturer.

                       He Also Added, after looking  a little further:

                The 46M is a Pan American line of stencil saxes, So this was a

                Pam American sax made for Geo M. Bundy:

                The Conn name was used for only the pro level saxes.

                The 46M line was only used for the years 1937-39.

                Pan American was using older parts from Conn to make

                student saxes while Conn was including the latest developments

                for their pro saxes

               This was a common practice among all the major American 

               sax makers. This explains why a sax with opposing or split

               bell keys was made as late as 1937-39.

               Thanks Very Much For Your Help, Ron.

               

                

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