Klarinet Archive - Posting 000219.txt from 2001/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Non-Boehm Clarinets (sandee)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 21:01:16 -0500

At 09:54 PM 11/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Sandee wrote:
>>Now, to change topics: Are there currently non-boehm
>>system clarinets being made? Albert or Oehler? I had
>>understood that some conservatories in Europe insisted
>>on some system other than Boehm.
>>Sandee

Nobody makes Albert system clarinets any more, although some players,
particularly Dixieland jazz players, still like them. Oehler (German)
system clarinets are made by several companies, and are often the only ones
allowed in some schools and orchestras, particularly Viennese ones. The
Oehler system is basically an improved Albert system.

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