Klarinet Archive - Posting 000207.txt from 1995/11

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Looking for WURLITZER clarinets
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 13:47:05 -0500

Everett,
No information except that they exist. I have a student right now who
is an exchange student from Germany and she is playing on a full Oehler
wooden clarinet. I would gather that they are doing the same kind of
thing that they do with Frendh models - copy the best-selling model (the
YCL72 is an R-13 clone and the YAS62 [saxophone] is a Selmer clone). In
any case, it seems to work fine for this student.

Fred Jacobowitz

On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Everett J Austin wrote:

> I have made numerous enquiries to Yamaha USA about their Oehler model
> clarinets and have yet to receive any answer from them, although they
> constantly send unsolicited promotional material. I originally saw these
> advertised in a German language music journal and was curious about their
> characteristics, including bore, pitch, etc. I actually have no intention of
> buying one, but thought it would be interesting to learn more, having never
> had the occasion to try a German style clarinet, since in the US nearly
> everyone uses the R-13 and relatively few other "professional" options are
> readily available.
> Has anyone else had any info regarding what must presumably be excellent
> copies of fine German intsruments?
>
> Everett Austin
> SFO Area
>