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RE: German vs French clarinets

Author: Hans de Nijs
Date: 2001-03-16 07:08

In my opinion the main difference in French/German system is bore dimension and mouthpiece design in combination with smaller reeds. The keywork is of course completely different, both systems have advantages and disadvantages.
I'm playing different systems: Wurlitzer German Boehm, Oehler and Schmidt-Kolbe system (the last system isn't built anymore). The manufacturing of German clarinets (pro level) is still for the main part handwork with a high quality level but (of course) very expensive.
There are a lot of small makers in Germany (i think completely unknown to clarinettists on the other side of the ocean). Most of them spent no money in marketing, but some of them are represented on the Web. (Schwenk&Seggelke/Bamberg, Mueller/Bremen and so on. It is interesting that some German makers are still doing a lot of research, mainly in german keywork, but in the past also in Boehm system, resulting in the german-Boehm system, played by profs in the Netherlands/ England/Korea/Japan. See for an example of recent research in german keywork: www.clarissono.via.t.online.de.
There is so much to say about this item.......

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