Klarinet Archive - Posting 000185.txt from 2003/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mystery clarinets
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 17:38:37 -0500

At 01:59 PM 2/7/2003 -0800, Clark Fobes wrote:
> The "Wurlitzer" instrument appears to be from the family of American
>Wurlitzers who emigrated form Saxony. This is probably from the period when
>the factories were owned by Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer. He emigrated to
>Cincinnati in 1853 and became a major supplier of wind instruments for the
>military during the civil war. My interpretation is that he was an
>importer. He opened a branch in Chicago in 1865. The business in Cincinnati
>closed in 1914. Does the instrument have a mark that says "R. Wurlitzer"
>anywhere"
>
> Rampone was a famous maker in Italy and through Marriage became
> "Rampone-
>Cazzini" in 1912. So this instrument is probably made prior to that.
>
> If you can take another picture with the rings towards the camera
> I can
>probably identify the system. For the side it appears to be what is called
>a "modified Oehler system".
>
> It is interesting that despite different manufacturers these seem
> to be
>similar key systems. I suspect the smaller is in Eb? Were these instruments
>owned previously by the same person?
>
> It would be very interesting know if these have the original
> mouthpieces.
>Being German systems (and bores) a conventional French/American mouthpiece
>would not play very well.

The Wurlitzer looks to me to be a standard Albert system, or at least it is
just like the H. N. White Albert system clarinet I just fixed up. The
probable Eb just looks like an earlier "simple" system. Is there some way
you are able to identify them as German vs. French bore clarinets from the
pictures? As I understand it, the Oehler sytem grew out of the Albert system.

Bill Hausmann

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