Klarinet Archive - Posting 001371.txt from 1998/05
From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Wurlitzers vs. Wurlitzers
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 11:57:15 -0400
There is indeed a Wurlitzer company in Germany making very fine (and
expensive) clarinets. Most of them are the Oehler system, and are therefore
seldom seen in the U.S. Michele Z. of the L.A. Phil uses them.
Their Boehm system clarinets are supposed to be very good as well--I recall
that they are being used by all members of the Concertebouw (sp?) Amsterdam.
I recall from a magazine article that at least one of the members uses
French-style Eb reeds on it.
I started on a plastic Wurlitzer. Like you, one I knew a little bit about
clarinets, I though I was rich. Not so--as it turns out, the unrelated
piano company had bought a pile of Vitos and rebranded them.
Now, I think that the Vito is a fine student horn. But that's all I had.
kjf
-----Original Message-----
From: James Rosen [mailto:mgervick@-----.edu]
Subject: [kl] Wurlitzers vs. Wurlitzers
On the bulletin board . . .
Just recently, Ben asked about Wurlitzers. In response, Ray Swing noted
that I had written a letter to him saying that, "if it were really old, it
would be worth a lot." This is not quite what I said, but I would like to
know whether what I did say was correct.
I stated that if his was one of the Wurlitzers made by the family of the
same name in Germany (Sweden? some other European nation?) that it was worth
quite a bit. But since it was labeled as being from Boston, it was probably
not. Am I correct in assuming that the Boston Wurlitzer is not from the
same person as the REALLY expensive ones?
I'd like to know if there really IS another Wurlitzer (clarinet) company out
there. Otherwise, I might just have to give Ray Swing a couple hundred for
his $90 investment (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?)
-James
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