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Author: Fraeulein Klarinette
Date: 2013-10-27 06:11
Hi there!
I recently tried the Boehm clarinets of Leitner & Kraus and they are wonderful! Very dark "German" tone (even in the highest register), precise intonation and superb craftsmanship (From what I heard Leitner & Kraus used to be the top meisters at Herbert Wurlitzer)! In fact, it sounds very similar to their Oehler model! The keywork is fantastic - the swift and effortless movement feels great! Anyone else has experience in their clarinets? What do you guys think?
There is also this interesting material for mouthpieces called Zeltec. It's supposed to capture the warm, resonating sound from a wooden mouthpieces while maintaining stability in pitch and rail of rubber mouthpieces. I tried a couple and I am quite impressed! Has anyone else tried their mouthpieces / material before?
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Author: ruben
Date: 2013-10-27 06:18
I tried their Boehm reformed clarinet when they were our neighbours at the last last ClarinetFest and I fully agree with what you have said. -also delightful people.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2013-12-12 18:18
On Youtube, clarinetist Marieke Vos offers several clips of her performing on a Leitner and Kraus reform Boehm with a Viotto mouthpiece. The tone of the instrument appears to be large, robust and vibrant with excellent quality at all dynamic levels. It does not become hollow in pp or strident in ff. The altissimo is not shrill or pinched as it is on many otherwise fine instruments. And the intonation is as good as I have heard on the clarinet. I certainly want to take a closer look at the Leitner and Krauss even though they are expensive.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-12-13 09:55
OK, I'm sure it's been covered on this board but could someone re-explain how Leitner and Kraus can make the same clarinet in the same city under their name? And who is making clarinets over at Wurlitzer?
................Paul Aviles
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2013-12-13 22:46
http://www.wurlitzerklarinetten.de/flash/home.html
http://www.neustadt-aisch.de/seite/de/aischtal/1682/-/Wurlitzer_-Klarinetten.html
(In German. In short: fouded by Herbert Wurlitzer, son of Fritz W. 1959 they came from Erlbach (Saxonia) to West Germany, leaving everything behind, worked first in Bubenreuth, since 1964 in Neustadt/ Aisch (Franconia). Died 1989. Today: son in- law Bernd W. CEO and son Prof. Ulrich W.(clarinet), final inspection and control.
Two former Wurlitzer employees have their own workshops (Dietz since 1989) in Neustadt/ Aisch:
http://www.leitner-kraus.de/englisch/start_eng.html
http://www.dietz-klarinetten.de/
A third one, Harald Hüyng, has his shop in Düsseldorf:
http://shop.hueyng.de/hueyng-klarinetten-boehm-system/index.html
All three of them have an excellent reputation for top- quality Oehler, Boehm, and Reform Boehm instruments.
Post Edited (2013-12-13 22:49)
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Author: donald
Date: 2013-12-14 02:05
At least one former Wurlitzer employee was threatened with legal action (spurious and of dubious legality) for even mentioning (either on webpage and/or in an article) that they had formerly worked for Wurlitzer.
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Author: Lam
Date: 2013-12-14 10:10
Hello Fraeulein Klarinette,
Thats really a great experience that you've tried their new boehm clarinet.
May i know whats the feeling (difference) between playing their reform boehm and their new boehm(French) clarinet ?
As you know i also play a L+K german fingering clarinet, i've been playing it for nearly 5 years now, still enjoying playing it every time, and also i've been playing on it quite very hard, but still i did not need to send it for repair (though i think its now time to send it back for an overhaul) - which means their pads & corks are extremely durable.
Also their keyworks are extremely smooth, therefore sometime i feel like its easier to play on it than on my french finger buffet (etc. on playing Debussy's premier rhapsodie)
Its really a great masterworkshop of makng clarinet, and they let me know that making a nice clarinet is an art indeed !
Post Edited (2013-12-15 09:20)
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