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Author: donna galloway chung
Date: 2010-09-20 02:15
Hello Everyone!
I just picked up this clarinet today; cool because it didn't have the hole keys and a very simple and sleek bell. It has been some years since I played Bb clarinet in high school band and this one was lovely.
Does anyone know anything about this clarinet?
Thanks so much,
Donna
Phone: 847.400.4589
Email: donnachung@me.com
Donna Chung
lyric coloratura soprano, voice teacher
M.M. Cleveland Institute of Music
Phone: 847.400.4589
Email: donnachung@me.com
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2010-09-20 04:33
It's towards the lower end of clarinets as well as saxophones. I'm not sure if they are still in business. My feeling is if you like it and it plays well for you it's a good horn!
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-09-20 13:04
Permit me to take issue with Bob about Kohlert clarinets and saxophones. Yes, they went out of business in the late 1960s, after nearly a century of making instruments. I own and play and have restored many Kohlert clarinets and saxophones dating from the turn of the century (that would be 1900, not 2000!) to their final years, and the older ones in particular are of very good quality. Don't confuse these with the current "Kohlert"-branded instruments, which are reportedly made in Vietnam and have absolutely no connection with the real Kohlerts other than having purchased (or used without permission) the brand name.
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Author: jasperbay
Date: 2010-09-20 13:46
Donna; Kohlert clarinets made in the 1900-1960 time frame had a very good reputation. The factory, in Graslitz (Kraslitz), was in what was first Bohemia, then Czechoslovakia, then Germany. They made some very fine clarinets.
Your mention of 'sleek bell' makes me think your Albert system horn is fairly early, around the late 1800's-early 1900's. Alberts are great fun to play, needing little "getting used to" by boehm-players. I've found that in some albert's, the pitch accuracy on a note or two might be a tad off, but who cares, when you're playing for fun?
The finger spacing is usually a little wider than boehm-system clarinets. Sometimes that's a good thing, as an Albert sopranino Eb is the only Eb I can play due to my larger fingers.
Enjoy!!
Clark G. Sherwood
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