Klarinet Archive - Posting 000597.txt from 2003/03
From: William Edinger <wde2@-----.com> Subj: [kl] Intonation of old Albert Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:44:58 -0500
Regarding the serial number appearing only on the lower joint of Peter
Jacques' 1904 Buffet Albert - the same is true of my 1907 Buffet Albert,
so it may be that they just stamped the lower joint in those days - not
such a good idea if you want to be sure top and bottom match. The other
point was that mine is indeed stamped "HP," so it's likely they were
also stamping Low Pitch instruments "LP" at around the same time (at
least by 1907, but maybe not yet in 1904).
It's been said that the Albert and Oehler systems evolved independently,
yet I have a fingering system that is for both, and it is plain that
the Oehler is really the same as the Albert, but with more keys to try
to make up for its horrible lack of flexibility. I will allow for the
possibility that, since form follows function in nature (which even our
clarinets are part of, since we make them), it's only natural (so to
speak) that the fingerings are similar and they are products of parallel
or even convergent evolution, but it's still a bit too much of a
coincidence to me - it still looks like Oehler is just modified Albert.
Anyone with an authoritative opinion on this want to set me straight?
Bill Edinger
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