Well done Jim! I could see that as a framed metal print.
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On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> According to a Google search, these clarinets were made by G. Pruefer in
> Providence, RI, from the early 1930s until the 1970s, when the factory
> burned down. Pruefer got his training while working for Penzel-Mueller,
> and his products bear a resemblance to the P-M clarinets.
>
> According to the inscription on mine, Carl Fischer was the exclusive
> distributor for the Pruefer "Wonder Wood" clarinet.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/20/2016 3:58 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> But unlike more recent Boehm systems, no? Metal lining is to say the
>> least unusual. And where is Pruefer from? Not common in the US.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:31 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the 1940s
>>
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> It is a Boehm System, made by Pruefer. It is unusual because the top
>> section has a metal lining. I was at least the third owner, when I
>> bought it from a classmate after we graduated from high school.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 1/20/2016 3:23 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>
>>> What is that? Not an Albert system, no rollers on any of the keys.
>>> Inquiring minds want to know...
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:00 PM
>>> To: LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Olympus Camera Discussion
>>> Subject: [OM] IMG: From the 1940s
>>>
>>> This old clarinet, along with a saxophone of the same vintage, helped me
>>> pay for my college education. It was the subject I chose to photograph
>>> while staying inside out of the freezing rain and drizzle this morning.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clarinet.TIFF.html
>>>
>>> Olympus E-1 with Leica Macro Elmarit-R 60mm
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>>
>>
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