Klarinet Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 1995/12

From: Joe Dieker <jdieker@-----.EDU>
Subj: 1930s Bb Clarinet
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 19:23:42 -0500

I have a student who has a Pruefer Bb Soprano Clarinet (high pitch) that
may have been made in the 1930s. The body of the clarinet is wood with a
thick black enamel-like coating. The upper joint has the bore lined with
copper. The other joint does not. The serial # is 24463. The stamp on
the clarinet says: Pruefer Mfrs. Prov. R.I.

Does anyone know anything about this brand of clarinet, the company that
made it, dates of manufacture, when the company existed, etc.

Joe Dieker
Associate Professor of Music
Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO