[TobyB]

I went in mostly out of curiosity, and came out with the junker I'd hoped for.

And this:

which might be worth finding a neck for!

Probably not worth having a shop do the work, but certainly good enough
to fix up and play. Especially since the bari player in the household
says that tenors are 'stupid'.

t
teenage sons are "fun".

 

[TobyB]

It’s true- finding even a junk neck will set me back more than the horn did.

I was really going in for a Shooting Star junker for parts. But for the same money, I couldn’t leave this one there.
Its serial puts it in the middle of 1918…

t

gaaaaa- GAS.

 

[TobyB]

Thanks! I"ll give the Bundy a shot.

These details were what confused me, but 50's makes a lot more sense.

t

 

[TobyB]

Yep. Of course. Not everything is done for profit.

"Elkharts have their own serial numbers. "
My Google-fu is failing me-
Can someone link me to a list?

thanks,
t

 

[TobyB]

However, I'm not sure why people think it isn't something that you should keep in mind.

It certainly was a thought, but the thought quickly turned to
"that's less than half of what a set of pads for it are going to cost"
I like fixing them- I suppose that's the carrot, here. Even with a cheap
Bundy clone neck, I'll have less than $200 into it, and if it plays OK
when I'm done with it, I'll be a happy camper..

And thanks, Stocker-
that's plenty close for a 'reuse' find!
We'll see what the Bari player has to say
about it!

t