Klarinet Archive - Posting 000501.txt from 1998/01

From: "Chuck Hatcher" <hatcher1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Need Info: Kohlert A Clarinet
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 12:10:56 -0500

It is a Boehm-system clarinet, as it has the same key layout as other
current models. And it must be an 'A' since it is a little longer.

I have a Martin Indiana alto sax from 1958! Beveled tone holes, great sound
(student instrument or not).

Thanks for the information!

Chuck

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From: Lane G White <lanewhite@-----.com>
Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Need Info: Kohlert A Clarinet

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>>2. Were Kohlert clarinets any good?
>
>That I couldn't tell you, personally. It's not one of the well known
>brands in the US. Since it's made in Germany, I wonder if it's Boehm
>system. Is the keywork along the same lines as the modern Bb? Simple
>thing to look for is 4 touchpieces below the 3rd ring on the lower joint.
>If it has that, it's a Boehm system.
>
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>>5. Does it have any value? Anyone have a vintage sax to trade?
>
>I have no idea from what I know at this point. If it's a 20-30-40 year
>old Boehm instrument, probably be worth about $100 more than it cost to
>repad and recork as a beginner instrument for somebody. If it's an older
>horn that is not Boehm, it will be worth $50-150 to somebody as an oddity
>to hang on the wall, unless it is in fact some sort of collectible item
>I'm not aware of.
>
>You can't have my 1955 Martin Indiana alto! Supposedly their student
>model at the time, I like it as well as anything I've played yet. When my
>instructor was play-testing it with me, he became very depressed about
>his $$$$$ Selmer SA80 that he had recently bought new.
>>

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