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Author: cyso_clarinetist
Date: 2003-03-12 22:17
For months I have been drooling over the pictures of these clarinets made by such fine companies as Wurlitzer and other companies. Are these horns available anywhere in the US. I would kill to just be able to try one...
- James
PS. For any of you haven't seen or heard about these clarinets check them out... http://www.schwenk-und-seggelke.de/englisch/eindex.html
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-03-13 00:08
cyso_clarinetist wrote:
> For months I have been drooling over the pictures of these
> clarinets made by such fine companies as Wurlitzer and other
> companies. Are these horns available anywhere in the US. I
> would kill to just be able to try one...
I don't know about all the different makers, but the only chance you normally get to try Wurlitzers (and meet Herb) is at a major festival. They're made to order only.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-03-13 13:45
The playing characteristics (and mouthpieces) of reform Boehm instruments are quite different from (plain) Boehm, and the switch is not trivial, despite the shared fingering. I've tried Wurlitzer, Hammerschmidt and Yamaha reform Boehm instruments at the ClarinetFest and have been barely able to get a sound out of them, even with their mouthpieces. The resistance is sky-high, and I prefer a free-blowing setup.
A few U.S. players play reform Boehm. Loren Levee in Los Angeles and Charles Steier come to mind. However, there's not enough interest here to make it worthwhile for even the large dealers to stock them. Short of taking a lesson from a reform Boehm player, or traveling to the Netherlands, where many people play them, your best bet, as Mark, says, is to go to a workshop. The vendor displays, by the way, are free and don't require registration.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-03-13 17:28
The reform boehmn is also alot harder to make due to its acoustical nature, and then to add to this problem the fact it has a very small market share. These clarinets when made well play with an incredible sound --and have quite a bit more flexibility than the Oehler German fingering counterpart. As to resistance I have found with the right set up these clarinets can play very freely. I have not purchased one becuase I simply feel I can't blend well with my orchestral section counterpart...and on top of that tuning tendencies of these clarinets are very different. Boehm players also tend to find the thoat register on these clarinets problematic and unsatisfactory....however, Loren Kitt and geroge Peterson of the Concertgebouw have no trouble projecting.....
David Dow
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Author: larryb
Date: 2003-03-14 02:07
JY Woodwinds in New York City (listed in the retail section) carries (or used to carry) Wurlitzer clarinets (usually the reform boehm kind). give Jimmy a call and see if he has any on hand. Last time I was there, he had a set and they were indeed beautifully made instruments.
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2003-03-14 16:19
They have been at the ICA conventions in the past. This is your best bet to play everyone's instruments and talk with them. The 2004 event will apparently be in College Park, MD (outside DC). If you can get their e-mail address, they will probably confirm which trade shows they will be at.
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