Klarinet Archive - Posting 000796.txt from 2003/09

From: "Michael Bryant" <michael@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Overhaul Hell: Thomas Ohme - The Woodwind Shop
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 03:06:09 -0400

Many thanks for this update.
There was some trouble (wasn't there) importing
Stephen Fox's clarinets from Canada into the USA?
Others may have some input on the qualities (or otherwise)
of Uebel basset horns. So, my basset horn is now extinct!
Several people have asked my if I would like to sell my Uebel
bass clarinet (no swastika) , but I am really attached to it.
MB

Keith wrote on September 30, 2003 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet Overhaul Hell: Thomas Ohme - The Woodwind Shop

What a tale out of hell, but at least you got there.
I played Uebel basset horns in 1994, when my university rented a pair for
several weeks (and when I fell in love with the instrument). They are very
nice instruments, even though they are medium bore. However I don't think
the quality control was all that good, since the two (new) instruments were
very different in behaviour, and I don't think it was more than key
adjustment. I wasn't a basset horn player at the time either but it did not
take long to become one. The mouthpieces were OK.

So they still made basset horns at the time of your purchase. A few years
later they stopped making Boehm system basset horns, but continued making
German system ones (and still do - http://www.f-arthur-uebel.de/).

I now prefer my Fox bassethorn, but if you ever want to sell your Uebel
bass, let me know! They have a beautiful sound, especially in the upper
register (and yes, very different from Selmer), and I am thinking of getting
a German bass for the sound quality.
Best wishes
Keith

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