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Re: Kohlert bass clarinet age??

Author: thereallukasj
Date: 2018-01-08 01:53

Thanks David, I was hoping you would see this post since you are a big Kohlert fan. Ive been searching a lot to try and find some answers and im only seeing this bass to low Eb and with an automatic double register mech. Thanks for the links Michael ive checked those both over. Its also interesting because (it wont let me post a picture) there is some interesting "character" in the wood because it goes from the dark grenadilla to a lighter color for a rather large section of the horn that is more boxwood or cocobolo colored. This would never pass by todays standards but obviously it was ok back then. Whoever was cutting the billet was probably cutting close to the outside of the heart of the tree and the wood changed for a few inches. Anyways would you have any guesses on the value of the horn? It actually plays quite nicely but would definately need some work. The horn would not have much modern playability value because the manual register keys are difficult to operate but if I could get a price guess that would be nice.
Thanks,
Lukas Johnson

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