Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 2005/01
From: X-MailScanner-tom.henson@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Wurlitzer Reform-Boehm Clarinets
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:21:04 -0500
Hello all,
I have been very busy at work and have not had a chance to post recently,
but I wanted to get some comments on the Wurlitzer Reform-Boehm clarinets.
I know that Bernd Wurlitzer had a display at the last ClarinetFest and some
of you must have test played some of these clarinets. Nancy Buckman I know
played them and had very good things to say about them. Unfortunately I was
unable to attend this event.
I took the plunge (literally) and ordered one from Wurlitzer. These gems
must be some of the most expensive pieces of wood on the planet, but worth
it from what I hear.
I have traded some e-mails with Charles Stier who is evidently the Wurlitzer
artist in the U.S. for them. I also talked a little on the phone with Gordon
Bobbett about these clarinets in general and why and how he feels they are
worth the money. They are evidently different enough from the French system
that he did not recommend playing both. Ugh! I have therefore listed for
sale in the classifieds my beloved Rossi to help pay for this purchase. I
will most likely also sell my Festival Greenline, but I don't know if I can
go completely cold turkey and sell my vintage R13. I will have to wait until
I get the new clarinet and see for myself. Gordon claims that once you go
over to the Wurlitzer (dark) side, pun intended Dan, that you will never go
back!
I see where Tony Pay also made a comment about them, but he was referring to
the German system and not the Reform-Boehm, at least as far as I know. I
would be curious if he has played one of the Reform-Boehm and how he feels
it compares to the German system sound wise.
Tom Henson
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Morrow [mailto:scottdmorrow@-----.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:01 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] RE: Rhapsody in Blue Gliss
Me, too!
I figure if I can hit the the low notes and high notes, and the fingers and
embouchure are all working together for the smear, I'm ready for practically
anything else!
-Scott
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:23:29 -0600
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
From: "Bill Page" <Bill.Page@-----.com>
Subject: RE: Rhapsody in Blue Gliss
Message-ID:
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Lelia Loban wrote:
>Yes, when I try it, it comes off on the bottom of my shoe. Any time I
>think I'm in danger of getting full of myself, all I have to do is haul
>out the Gershwin and try to practice that glissando. Instant humility.
I have, since I figured out how to play this when I was 17 (some 35+ years
ago), included it in every warm up session, every practice, every
concert...some days it's diamond, some days it's stone, but it's the last
step of my warm ups every time.
And I've never played it in a concert situation!
Bill Page
3rd clarinet extraordinaire
Kenosha, WI
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