Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2000/08

From: Don Mayer <donmayer@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Alternate Key Systems, Metal Clarinets
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 13:18:46 -0400

Hello Hans,

I have unsuccessfully looked for some time for a reference book on
alternate key systems for clarinet. Perhaps in your research you could
recommend one? I know that there are books in which a chapter is given to
historic clarinets, but I have never seen one which focuses on this. About
fifteen years ago I met a fellow in Vancouver, B.C. who had a wonderful
collection of something like 150 clarinets, many of which had the most
interesting key systems, some very beautifully made. Since then, I have had
some interest (I have had several Albert system clarinets, for example) but
have never "hit the mother lode" for information on this topic. Metal
clarinets might well be a chapter in such a book and would be something
else I would like to read about.

If you, or anyone, could recommend such a book, I would be very
appreciative. I can imagine that such a book would be heavily illustrated.

Thanks to the list, and nice to meet you Hans.

Don Mayer

>I'm new to the list and would like to introduce myself.
>I'm living in the Netherlands and i'm an admirer and collector of Fritz
>Wurlitzer clarinets.
>I'm playing on nearly all the types of applicature he has made till
>1976, such as the Schmidt-Kolbe, Reform Boehm and Oehler applicature
>from E-flat till bass.
>
>Of course i'm curious if there are other list subscribers who share the
>same interest. I have collected also a lot of interesting and difficult
>to obtain information about key-work, catalogues and serial numbers.
>
>Let me know if there are other subscribers interested in the German
>clarinet builders from the past and recent times.
>
>Hans de Nijs
>
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