Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 2009/01

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Photos of Historic Basset Horns in Kandern
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:00:49 -0500

David,

Google could not find it, Yahoo did. When I got there it wanted me to login=
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Tell me how to get there--anxious to see your pics.

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Glenn <davidglenn@-----.net>
>Sent: Jan 11, 2009 5:26 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Photos of Historic Basset Horns in Kandern
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>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 Jos=C3=A9 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?
>>=20
>> Best,
>>=20
>> Fernando Silveira
>> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
>>=20
>> -----Mensagem original-----
>> De: Keith [mailto:bowenk@-----.com]=20
>> Enviada em: domingo, 11 de janeiro de 2009 15:55
>> Para: klarinet@-----.org
>> Assunto: RE: [kl] Historic Basset Horns in Kandern, Part 1
>>=20
>> David
>>=20
>> What a wonderful discovery, and well done!
>>=20
>> Let us know on the list when the benefit concert will be. Jochen Seggelk=
e
>> will do a terrific job.
>>=20
>> Congratulations!
>>=20
>> Keith Bowen
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: klarinet-return-95131-bowenk=3Dcompuserve.com@-----.org
>> [mailto:klarinet-return-95131-bowenk=3Dcompuserve.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
>>=20
>> =20
>> Hi basset horn and old instrument buffs!
>>=20
>> 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 mysel=
f.
>> 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.
>>=20
>> My family and I have been living in the town of Kandern (pop. approx. 40=
00
>> 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.=20
>>=20
>> The curator, Frau M. let me in and brought me upstairs where they had th=
e
>> 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 collecti=
on
>> 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 ou=
t.
>> Of course I didn't let her ask twice!
>>=20
>> At home and still somewhat in a state of shock, I called up my friend an=
d
>> 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 tha=
t
>> 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 cam=
e
>> over to see the basset horns and then we went to the museum and had a lo=
ok
>> 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.
>>=20
>> It was clear from the beginning for both Peter and me that the two basse=
t
>> 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.
>>=20
>> 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 th=
e
>> museum in Nuremberg must come see this! It could be that he is in Bamber=
g
>> today. And sure enough, he was able to come and the two of them looked a=
t
>> 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 muse=
um
>> in Kandern.
>>=20
>> So the two basset horns are being restored and will be later displayed i=
n
>> the museum in Kandern but not before we can play on them again! The repa=
ir
>> 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 putti=
ng
>> Kandern on the map!
>>=20
>> Ciao,
>> David
>>=20
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