Klarinet Archive - Posting 000241.txt from 1997/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Leblanc Throat mechanism
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:23:38 -0500

I have seen quite cheap Uebel Boehms with a mechanism which is presumably
something like this, too.
Roger Shilcock

On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, Dr. Ronald P. Monsen wrote:

> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 97 08:36:33 EST
> From: "Dr. Ronald P. Monsen" <RPMONS00@-----.edu>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Leblanc Throat mechanism
>
> I believe the SK stood for Stubbins-Kasper--the developers. Over the
> year various throat Bb mechanisms have been used--the late Bernard Walton
> played on an ancient set of Schmidt-Kolbe reform Boehms which had a
> throat Bb mechanism operated off the left thumb ring--all of the
> reform Boehm Wurlitzers I have played have a smiliar mechanism. I
> think that we do not see this as a regular feature because as Roger
> Garrett so aptly put--the Bb can be tamed. So many fine players out
> there get the result and do not use the extra keywork. This is just
> my opinion and nothing of a factual nature. Ron Monsen
>