Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 1997/01

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Metal Clarinets and Hams
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:38:16 -0500

James,
When I was in High School in New York, I tried out a Haynes solid
silver eefer. It had the most beautiful sound you could ever imagine.
However, the tuning stank so I didn't even consider buying it. However, I
still believe that metal sould be a superior material for making
clarinets if anyone wanted to try it on a professional level.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, James Lytthans wrote:

> Most metal clarinets I've come across really make ideal lamps, and not
> much else. I began on a metal horn at age 7 or 8 (a Penzel-Muller, I
> think) , but soon moved to a nice, out of tune Bundy. Years later, when
> the old Lockie Music Exchange in Los Angeles was closing shop (I was in
> college at the time), I found a lovely pair of Sterling silver,
> double-walled Haynes clarinets, in Bb and A. They were one-piece
> clarinets that fit in the end of a long, rectangular case. As I
> remember, the intonation and sound on these babies was wonderful.
> Lockie was asking $500 the pair, which was a king's ransom for me then.
> Of course, now I kick myself for not buying them. Has anyone else out
> there ever come across clarinets of this nature? I do have a double
> walled Penzel-Muller that is in the process of restoration, but it's
> certainly not going to be a Haynes!
>
> By the way, thanks for the comments of the OM's out there re: amateur
> radio (OM means "old man" the ham lingo... no XYL's?). I came across
> Jim Fay's call sign quite by accident. Many of my musician friends are
> hams..... it's a neat hobby.
>
> Primo Arundo Donax!
>
> Jim Lytthans
> Anaheim, CA
>