Klarinet Archive - Posting 000186.txt from 2003/02

From: "fred.sheim" <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mystery clarinets
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 17:46:17 -0500

If you tell me how, I might be able to identify French or German bore from
the clarinets- they are right next to me!

Fred

At 05:38 PM 2/7/03, you wrote:
>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
>
>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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