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Re: Console Clarinet

Author: chris moffatt
Date: 2010-06-11 13:22

medodd: to address your other questions: your horn is that type of Albert known in the UK as "simple system". Various Albert designs were made with anywhere from 2 to 6 rings, with or without roller keys on the lower stack. Many early jazz players used Albert horns - it is theorized by some that this was because one of the big early jazz clarinet teachers, Lorenzo Tio, played an Albert and his students copied him. Later in the 1920s Selmer introduced their improved Albert and a number of well known players used that. Ed Hall, in his later years,sometimes played a Hammerschmidt Oehler which he picked up in Germany while on the road with Louis Armstrong's all stars. However many other players used/use boehm system. I think it depends where you start. Having played both systems I don't think one is inherently superior to the other for jazz. Lately I've moved to Oehler for my playing - seems to have some advantages of both Albert & Boehm
I'd guess your horn dates from 1900 - 1920 based on keywork and a few other things - Hawkes & Son became Boosey &Hawkes around 1930 although old stock may have postdated the merger by a while...
these kind of horns are still made for the klezmer and middle-eastern markets. The lack of rings makes slurring and partial hole covering easier

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