Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
G. L. Penzel & Mueller
Date1900-1915 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelNo. 10
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on bell: B / [left facing eagle] / G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK (G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK all within oval cartouche) / PAT'D APR. 18, 1899Stamped on barrel and top joint: B / [left facing eagle] / G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK (G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK all within oval cartouche)
Stamped on bottom joint: [left facing eagle] / G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK (G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK all within oval cartouche) / B
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Grenadilla wood body with nickel-silver keywork and ferrules. "Albert" system with 15 touchpieces and 6 ring keys. Wrap-around register key. Articulated G-sharp key. Pupeschi key. Patent C-sharp. Features US Patent #623,422 from April 18, 1899 (applied for).
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 568.5 mm
Barrel: 60.7 mm
Upper joint: 183.5 mm
Bottom joint: 216.5 mm
Bell: 108 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15.1 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15.1 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.9 mm
ProvenancePreviously a part of the W. Wayne Sorensen Collection, Los Gatos, California.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 36, No. 2 (March 2009): 26-27.
Reeves, Deborah Check. "Albert and the Albert System." _The Clarinet_ 27, No. 2 (March 2000): 30-32.
Credit LineW. Wayne Sorensen Collection, 1982
Object number03101
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