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Author: NoImagination
Date: 2010-05-19 20:33
First, let me appologize for invading your BBoard, since I am not a clarinet player, and I don't even own a clarinet. However, a friend (who doesn't do the internet much) recently got a clarinet at a yard sale, and he's wondering whether it's worth anything, or whether he should turn it into a lamp. I asked him not to be hasty about hurting a musical instrument.
It is a Prufer, patent # 1801590. What may be a serial number is 10390. It's marked Wonderwood, and appears to be real wood. (I don't have the instrument, so I have to rely on memory and a few notes). The mouthpiece (or the section that connects the mouthpiece to the body) is marked: Sumner Clarinet, Acousticut, WS Prof, and M-2. These two pieces appear to rubber or plastic instead of wood. There's a second aftermarket mothpiece and connector, but I have no notes on them.
I understand Pruefer is out of business, and that they produced a wide range of instruments. Any help would be appreciated.
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2010-05-19 23:14
Pruefer made decent instruments. However, like most clarinets made by companies that no longer exist the monetary value of it isn't going to be great. Most pruefer clarinets go for less than $100 on the popular internet auction site.
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Author: donald
Date: 2010-05-20 03:29
The mouthpiece may be worth more than the clarinet- Sumner Acousticut can sound quite good, and may have some value to those who prefer/collect vintage mouthpieces.
dn
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-05-20 12:04
I second the positive comment about the Sumner mouthpiece. I've got a Sumner Acousticut #3 that I use with a Selmer Signet Special B-flat clarinet (both bought from the original owner, who bought them new in the early1980s and used them together). That's a fine combination for jazz and would be good in a big band, too. It's a fairly open mouthpiece, well-made and quite responsive -- easy to bend the pitch with it.
Lelia
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Author: donald
Date: 2014-06-16 16:16
At the time I made this posting I had a Sumner Acousticut mouthpiece which was fairly good... I traded it and it ended up with a player in the USA, who then traded it to someone living/playing in Europe... as I regretted letting it go (it wasn't the best mouthpiece in the world, but certainly had some excellent qualities) I randomly bid on one that came up on a certain auction site (refaced by Robert Scott). This mouthpiece is like a Rolls Royce. Holy camoly, not letting this one go! dn
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Author: doonebug
Date: 2017-01-13 00:56
I'm a resurfacing clarinet player (57 yrs old), and I recently bought a G. Pruefer Wonder Wood Artist aka... "silver throat" serial number 6377 in beautiful condition (the keys aren't tarnished) for only $124.70 with leather pads and plays on arrival! (Yaaa...Lucky me!!) The serial puts the clarinet Circa 1932-33. It came with a U.S. Patent printout in which I would like to attach to this Bulletin Board. The Patent Number on my clarinet looks like #1801590 at first glance. But, the patent printout showed different. I, therefore, broke out the magnifiers to look at the instrument again. The "5" is actually a "6" but the strike of the embosser was light on the left side. And, if you break the bottom circle of the "6", it looks like a "5" -- actually more like the letter "S". The only way I can positively say it's a "6" is because the top of the number is curved instead of straight. So, it seems that the embosser did this on many of the clarinets as I've seen the wrong Patent Number in a few BB Posts.
The actual Patent Number is 1801690.
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Post Edited (2017-01-13 01:06)
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