Klarinet Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2005/04

From: "pwHarris1" <pwharris1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Penzel-Mueller Clarinet
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 08:55:26 -0500

Every summer I play with a gazebo band in the park. A friend who has to be
in his early eighties also plays with the band. He is still playing the
Penzel-Mueller clarinet he purchased, or at least was purchased for him in
1935 while he was in high school. He has a very good jazz type of sound
witch I am sure both he and the instrument contribute to. The instrument
has a nice big sound witch projects well and he plays it well in tune.

Paul Harris
pwharris1@-----.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
To: "Klarinet Digest (Mail)" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:23 PM
Subject: [kl] Penzel-Mueller Clarinet

>I take it that the instrument in question is a wooden clarinet. Some (not
>all) of the earlier P-M clarinets were quite excellent, and were used by
>many pro players in the 20s and 30s. I just sent off my double wall P-M to
>be factory-new restored, including bright nickel silver plating. It's
>costing me a small bundle, but the instrument, even in poor condition,
>plays beautifully, with great sound and intonation. I thought it would be
>a hoot to show up for a band gig with this horn. Kalman Bloch, formerly of
>the LA Phil, started on a P-M, and likes the one I have.
>
> But, no, it should not end up as a lamp (unless it's a real dog).
> -------------------
> Jim Lytthans
> Anaheim, CA
>
> Clarionet. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in
> his ears. There are two instruments worse than the clarionet - two
> clarionets.
>
> Ambrose Bierce: Devil's Dictionary 1911
>
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