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ID Clarinet Key of C

Author: KimSlava
Date: 2007-06-06 14:23

Hi. I think this is the first time I have posted in the Clarinet BBoard.

I acquired a wooden Penzel-Mueller clarinet that is shorter than a Bb clarinet, it is 20 1/4 inches (514 mm?) from top of barrel to bottom of bell.

The keywork is pretty much standard Boehm but with a couple variations. I have pictures on my website http://doctorsax.biz/pm_c_clar.htm

It came with what I think is a Bb mouthpiece. The mouthpiece barely fits in the barrel. When I finger a C and play it, the tuner shows it to be a flattish B. I am thinking if I had the right mouthpiece it would show up as a C.

9031-C is scratched on the instrument as shown in the pictures. At first I thought this was just some sort of school stock number, but now I am wondering if it was like that from the factory and the 'C' refers to the key.

Can anyone help me:
- verify the key of this instrument
- the type of keywork
- did Penzel-Mueller make their own clarinets or did someone make this for P-M
- and finally, where the heck do I find a 'C' mouthpiece (assuming it is a C clarinet).

Thanks, Kim

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