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Author: hsbpb
Date: 2012-11-30 08:52
I have an old Carl Fischer Eb clarinet. The body is stamped 'Carl Fischer Chicago' and the mouthpiece 'Artist, Penzel-Mueller'. Anyone know anything about this brand? Its in okay shape but I am curious about it and if its worth bringing up to scratch.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-11-30 09:40
Carl Fischer is a music publisher and importer/distributor, so I'd suspect their instruments are stencil models from other companies rather than being made by them. Could you post some photos of it as I'm sure someone will recognise what make it is.
When I first started playing bassoon, the school's bassoon I used was an Amati (Czech - same as a Corton, Artia, Lignatone or B&H 400) but the bell was stamped 'Carl Fischer' in an oval.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2012-11-30 13:29
Carl Fischer's clarinets were made by Buffet very early on (~1890-1910), and afterwards mostly by Pruefer or Penzel-Mueller, as best as I've been able to determine.
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Author: reed and MP dude
Date: 2012-11-30 23:38
The mouthpiece is pretty good. When I play the Eb clarinet I've enjoyed playing the Selmer HS*. I also use a Selmer Eb from the mid 1960's
I haven't seen or played the Fischer clarinet, but from reading about it, it's pretty old.
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