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It was used as payment for my latest Selmer. That made me stars the search for a combination of the two…I don’t have this clarinet anymore. The intonation is perfect – unfortunately the tone is unsuitable for jazz. I played it for a couple of years, altering the Buffet. A classic Albert with the characteristic wrap-around ‘octave’ key. This clarinet is now sold to an enthousiast who needed a good Albert… Read this interesting article by Eberhard Kraut. It seems like George Lewis liked the Penzel-Müller clarinets as well. That means only the body is Penzel Mueller. Andersen bell to fit (no idea who he is). I had to replace it by a Buffet to get it in tune. Chris Burke sold it to us with a barrel way too short. A great friend of mine, and sponsor to several of my clarinets, Mogens Møller Jensen bought it for me in New Orleans. According to the serial number, it should have been made in the beginning of the 1940s. A powerful clarinet made by German immigrants in New York. I got it shortly after my first recording of George Lewis, came as a set of A and Bb. But it was cheap!!! My first Albert clarinet.

I couldn’t throw it away, so I made a lamp out of it. Gave it an overhaul to find out it’s tuned in B natural. Bought it cheap in miserable condition on a market. No label, simple system, probably beginning of 20th century. Perhaps tell a story or two – From left to right: I will try to describe my clarinets here.

French Preservation Hall New Orleans Jazz Band.

The Divas – ~ because the female voice is the ultimate musical instrument ~.

The Masters – ~ my favorite clarinet players, who gave me inspiration ~.

Harry Pedler at Højbro Plads – Street music in central Copenhagen – by Eberhard Kraut.

George Lewis’ PEDLER Albert Metal Clarinet – The clarinet from Bill Russell’s famous recordings – by Eberhard Kraut.

George Lewis‘ PENZEL-MUELLER Clarinet – Story and analysis – by Eberhard Kraut.

SELMER Albert-Klarinetten der 1920/30er Jahre – A fine addition to the previous article – by Eberhard Kraut.

Henri SELMER Klarinetten der 1920/30er Jahre – Selmer in Jazz: Who played which model? – by Eberhard Kraut.

Vintage NOBLET Clarinets – The story behind, and about jazz musicians fond of the NOBLET clarinet.

Articles by Eberhard Kraut (1949-2019) – ~ the man who knows everything worth knowing about the Albert System & Metal Clarinets ~.

My Clarinets – The clarinets I’ve been playing, and the stories behind.

History of Pitch – The amazing story about how we got the pitch to A=440.

The Albert system – Old masters talking about why they chose the Albert system, and why they find it so unique.

Birth of the Clarinet – The invention of the clarinet – by Jürgen Bräunlein.

George Lewis Interview – George Lewis talks.

Albert, Oehler or Boehm – A brief evolutionary history of the clarinet.

Clarinet Science – ~ Articles about the instrument and its history ~.

The Conn-O-Sax is a straight F-mezzo and very rare. Keyed in F, the F-mezzo design is a unique hybrid between the Chu Berry and the Naked Lady with same side bell keys.

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These were the most eloborate Conn saxophones ever made with extravagant engraving and full pearl touches. Wonder Improved & Wonder Perfected - Elkhart IND Wonder Improved - Elkhart IND & Worcester MASS *date/serial number relationships during WW II production and immediate post-production are based on our data collected from original sales receipts found in cases.

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* This complete Buescher serial number chart was derived from the data of Albert Mensinga plus our own data compiled from original sales receipts found in cases of specific instruments. Antoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 10 Rue Neuve-Saint-Georges à ParisĪntoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 50 Rue Saint-Georges à ParisĪntoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 26 Rue de Rocroy à ParisĪntoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 39 Rue de Dunkerque à parisĪntoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 56 Rue Laffitte à ParisĪntoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax 6 Rue Lallier à Paris

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