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Author: Bill
Date: 2005-12-19 20:01
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I have seen, in my (very limited) experience, Penzel-Mueller mouthpieces with three different styles of engravings (see photos 1 through 3). One with the word "Artist" quite big, another with the word "Artist" not quite so big, and another quite plain stamp. Interestingly (or not!!!!), I have two with the identical stamp, one a facing number "3" and the other with a facing number "5." Someone such as myself (with my limited experience) might expect that the blanks with markings from the same era might also be similarly constructed. Wrong! I thought it was fascinating that two apparently identical blanks (see photo number 2) have a very different window (slot, whatever) width at bottom (narrow vs. wide) and a very different windway style. One has a slight "A" frame (like Chedeville) and the other has a windway such as I have only seen in Pyne mouthpieces - straight sidewalls that are slightly wider in the center.
Maybe the pressure of holiday shopping is starting to get to me .....
Bill.
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Author: RodRubber
Date: 2005-12-20 04:09
Bill,
The mouthpeice pictured in photo 1 in my opinion is the most high quality rubber blank, which i believe dates from the 40s. The second one is also a high quality rubber blank, but i haven't found as many of that variety to be quite as good. The Third photo is a composite of plastic blank, and should be avoided.
Thanks
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Author: Bill
Date: 2005-12-20 12:47
Thanks RodRubber. I've actually found your assessment to be true in playing as well. However, I have an example of #2 that is just fantastic - a number 5 facing - with the narrow, "Pyne style" throat opening. I have to say it ranks with the best stuff I have (K13, Chedeville, etc.).
Bill.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-12-20 13:34
I also have a couple of old P M mps, possibly older than yours, and will dig them out of retirement [with my 1920's P M FB], and see what my good cl f[r]iend has as well, ?an Artist? with his oldie cl. PM was in Long Island, then NYC, and I visited the Woodwind [mp] people back in the '50's, and have always wondered if the mps were actually made by WW, and stencilled. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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