Klarinet Archive - Posting 000198.txt from 2009/01
From: "David Glenn" <davidglenn@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Photos of Historic Basset Horns in Kandern
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:26:34 -0500
OK. Here are some photos.
Go to
fotos.web.de/davidglenn/kandern_historic_bassets
and type in "bassetti-paletti" without quotes.
Enjoy!
David
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> Datum: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:51:57 -0300
> Von: "Fernando José Silveira" <fernandounirio@-----.com>
> An: klarinet@-----.org
> Betreff: RES: [kl] Historic Basset Horns in Kandern, Part 1
> I agree!
> Could you bring us with some photos?
>
> Best,
>
> Fernando Silveira
> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Keith [mailto:bowenk@-----.com]
> Enviada em: domingo, 11 de janeiro de 2009 15:55
> Para: klarinet@-----.org
> Assunto: RE: [kl] Historic Basset Horns in Kandern, Part 1
>
> David
>
> What a wonderful discovery, and well done!
>
> Let us know on the list when the benefit concert will be. Jochen Seggelke
> will do a terrific job.
>
> Congratulations!
>
> Keith Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: klarinet-return-95131-bowenk=compuserve.com@-----.org
> [mailto:klarinet-return-95131-bowenk=compuserve.com@-----.org] On
> Behalf
> Of David Glenn
> Sent: 11 January 2009 18:39
> To: Clarinet List
> Subject: [kl] Historic Basset Horns in Kandern, Part 1
>
>
> Hi basset horn and old instrument buffs!
>
> Here is the story of my discovery of two historic basset horns and other
> instruments in my small town at the edge of the Black Forrest in Germany.
> As
> background information you should know that I am a basset horn fan myself.
> I
> play in a basset horn trio (see www.mitglied.lycos.de/blaeserensemble/ )
> and
> have a small music publishing business (see http://bassetti-paletti.de)
> specializing in basset horn music.
>
> My family and I have been living in the town of Kandern (pop. approx. 4000
> or 8000 if you include the surrounding villages) since 1986 but I was
> surprised when the "Heimat- und Keramikmuseum" (Home Town and Ceramics
> Museum) called me up and asked me to come over and identify some oboe or
> clarinet instruments which they had laying around in an old box. That
> sounded interesting so I went to have a look.
>
> The curator, Frau M. let me in and brought me upstairs where they had the
> whole collection spread out on a styrofoam board. The museum is largely
> devoted to local pottery which is typical for the region. They didn't
> really
> know what to do with musical instruments. We walked over to the collection
> and I couldn't believe my eyes! It was mostly clarinet instruments in
> boxwood with brass keys and some brass mouthpieces, one bassoon reed and a
> few metal tools.A moment later, I went from a state of shock to a state of
> extreme shock! I had recognized a part of a basset horn with an ivory
> knee!
> Within a few moments I had put two nearly complete basset horns together
> (only missing mouthpiece and bell) and parts of one (or maybe two)
> clarinette d'amour and an ordinary clarinet. Frau M. noticed how excited I
> was and suggested I take the basset horns home to finish sorting them out.
> Of course I didn't let her ask twice!
>
> At home and still somewhat in a state of shock, I called up my friend and
> basset horn colleague Peter Geisler from Schopfheim and I asked him to
> guess
> what I had laying around at home. "No idea." "Two historic, 15 keyed
> basset
> horns. ... hello? ... hello Peter? ... are you still there? ..." "Sorry, I
> just had to sit down!" Yes it was hard to imagine! What were these rare,
> expensive instruments doing in Kandern in the early 19th century? At that
> time, there was only an orchestra of brass instruments which belonged to
> the
> mining company (Bergwerksmusik). The instruments had been in the
> possession
> of the museum or their predecessor museums for about 100 years and there
> was
> no record from where they came. Very mysterious! The next day, Peter came
> over to see the basset horns and then we went to the museum and had a look
> at the rest of the instruments. In the end, I ended up taking the whole
> box
> home so that we could try and sort out the pieces.
>
> It was clear from the beginning for both Peter and me that the two basset
> horns must be restored! They are 15 key instruments with signs of use
> which
> means they may well be of good quality. One of them is marked "Uhlmann"
> from
> Vienna. The other one is without mark but looks very similar. Both are
> nearly complete and in relatively good shape considering their age and
> that
> they've been stored improperly for the last 100 years. It was decided to
> take the complete collection to Bamberg and show it to the firm Schwenk &
> Seggelke for appraisal. My wife and I went with Peter to Bamberg to show
> the
> instruments.
>
> When we arrived, Jochen Seggelke showed us a table where we could spread
> out
> the treasure. He put on a pair of white gloves (oops, we hadn't thought of
> that!) and inspected the instruments. Then he said, "Herr Raquet from the
> museum in Nuremberg must come see this! It could be that he is in Bamberg
> today. And sure enough, he was able to come and the two of them looked at
> the instruments together. What an experience! With white gloves and
> magnifying glass etc. Seggelke and Raquet agreed with us that the basset
> horns were well worth the trouble so we got permission to leave them
> there.
> The other instruments were carefully wrapped in acid free paper (we had
> brought them wrapped in newspaper!) and we brought them back to the museum
> in Kandern.
>
> So the two basset horns are being restored and will be later displayed in
> the museum in Kandern but not before we can play on them again! The repair
> is not cheap and so Peter Geisler and I have offered to play a benefit
> concert with these two basset horns to help raise funds for it. We hope to
> involve the historic basset horn trio "Clarimonia" as well. We are putting
> Kandern on the map!
>
> Ciao,
> David
>
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