Klarinet Archive - Posting 000384.txt from 2005/06

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Historical clarinets
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:19:59 -0400

Emily Claire Worthington wrote:

> I'd be grateful if anyone could tell me their opinions on historical
> clarinets by Tutz and Peter van der Poel. After a couple of years
> playing on borrowed instruments I'm trying to get some of my own but
> sadly the major UK makers (Daniel Bangham and Brian Ackerman) have
> ceased manufacture. I'm interested in their c.9-key instruments but
> any more general experiences would be equally welcome.

As I recall Howarth's in London often have used period instruments in
stock. But I guess you've already tried there? There is one by Brian
Ackerman on their secondhand list right now, an 8-key reproduction of an
1815 English clarinet by Goulding (who he?).

You might also want to check out the German manufacturer Schwenk und
Seggelke: http://www.schwenk-und-seggelke.de/ I haven't personally
tried their instruments but they came highly recommended to me for both
modern and period instruments, the recommendation coming from friends
whose opinions I more than trust. Expensive, though, I fear... ;-)

Steve Fox in Canada [ http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/ ] also does
reproduction period instruments though the only one of those I tried
when I visited him was a reproduction 2-key D clarinet on which one
might have played the Molter concertos ... and my technique was really
not enough to be able to work the instrument properly, although Steve
sounded very nice on it.

-- Joe

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