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Re: Who killed Kohlert

Author: BartHx
Date: 2012-07-28 18:32

I stand corrected on who nationalized Kohlert to become Amati. At that point the Germans were in no position to nationalize anything.

There are a number of variations you can find as to the details of what happened to Kohlert during the war and once it was nationalized. However, it seems clear that, once it was fully nationalized, the Kohlert brothers (the original "& sons") Went to West Germany and, after spending some time repairing instruments, started over from scratch in a wooden house provided to them by their city. Yes, the company was operated by the same "sons" and included a few of the same technicians, but Amati (what the original Kohlert had become) continued to operate as well (probably still using some of the original Kohlert tooling). It would then seem to be a matter of semantics whether or not the post war "Kohlert" was the same company as the pre-war "Kohlert".

In any event, all pre-war Kohlerts I have seen are identified as being made in Graslitz, but that is identified as being either in Bohemia or Czecho-slovakia (note hyphen) depending on when they were made.

What I do know for sure is that I have a Bb LP Kohlert clarinet from the early 1930s which is a fine instrument.

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