Woodwind.OrgThe Clarinet BBoardThe C4 standard

 
  BBoard Equipment Study Resources Music General    
 
 New Topic  |  Go to Top  |  Go to Topic  |  Search  |  Help/Rules  |  Smileys/Notes  |  Log In   Newer Topic  |  Older Topic 
 Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: vljenewein 
Date:   2012-08-19 01:30

Well, I received my $29.00 Moennig Bros. clarinet the other day. Replaced a number of pads, will need cork replaced on the tenons as well, but the odd thing was the mouthpiece sent with it. Ch. Chedeville (Paris) and a MO or Medium Open mouthpiece. MO was on the lower left of the scroll-work. I would imagine that this is a rather old mouthpiece. No chips at the end of the MP nor any major problems in where the reed lies. Only it has a lot of scratches from someone twisting around the ligature.



Right above the "Chedeville" is a square box with C/C in the box. Not sure what that was a reference to.

Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: larryb 
Date:   2012-08-19 01:35

nice find - hope it plays well. I always check the mouthpieces in flea market clarinet cases. the clarinets are usually junk, but you never know what you'll find.

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: vljenewein 
Date:   2012-08-19 02:43

After I got the newly installed pad adjusted, and seated well, it does play, but there is an "off" key or tone hole. Wife could even pick it up. Plays ok, but not like my E.F. Durand which can play circles around it. And this is a wooden clarinet to boot. Tell you how old it is, it came with a spot in the case of a small round container of cork grease. This is not the same thing as the chapstick stuff, but just a small round tin.... which had long since dried up and mummified.

Barrel affair is an odd one. Regular mouthpieces fit really loose in it. Another wood barrel I have won't fit on it. Must have been a strange duck of an instrument. Germany. Perhaps it is made in barrel and mouthpiece area to different dimensional specs.

Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: Bill 
Date:   2012-08-19 15:52

Bingo!

Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)


Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: Tony F 
Date:   2012-08-19 16:14

I believe German mouthpiece and barrel tenons are not the same size as French pattern tenons.

Tony F.

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: vljenewein 
Date:   2012-08-19 16:56

Yep, defenitely a "Bingo!" Bill. Too bad it did not say Lelandais on it. BTW Read your MP section of your page. Many thanks for that info!
vernon@duduk.us

Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: NBeaty 
Date:   2012-08-19 18:31

That's a nice find! It's the later, post war, chedeville though. I found one in a plastic vito clarinet case once. The clarinet may have met an unfortunate end versus a few bullets on a Texas ranch...

It's around a $250 mouthpiece, but should be refaced to get it playing its best. These mouthpieces are generally better than zinners\vandorens etc., but aren't anywhere near the older pre-war chedevilles.

Always nice to have these little surprises with old clarinets! Most of the time the clarinet turns out to be worth less than the mouthpiece!

Reply To Message
 
 Re: Interesting MP in Moennig Bros. Clarinet
Author: NBeaty 
Date:   2012-08-19 18:33

The "C\C" is in reference to CHarles Chedeville, by the way. MO is medium open, which translates to really open (sometimes as much as 1.20mm).

Reply To Message
 Avail. Forums  |  Threaded View   Newer Topic  |  Older Topic 


 Avail. Forums  |  Need a Login? Register Here 
 User Login
 User Name:
 Password:
 Remember my login:
   
 Forgot Your Password?
Enter your email address or user name below and a new password will be sent to the email address associated with your profile.
Search Woodwind.Org

Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

The Clarinet Pages
For Sale
Put your ads for items you'd like to sell here. Free! Please, no more than two at a time - ads removed after two weeks.

 
     Copyright © Woodwind.Org, Inc. All Rights Reserved    Privacy Policy    Contact charette@woodwind.org