Author: MichaelW
Date: 2019-03-03 13:30
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I'd assume that Karl Leister played FAUe Oehler system instruments from the 1936 to 1962 period (serial nrs. about 7000 to 17800 according to Dr. Enrico Weller) or perhaps one of the later top models, see below.
After Arthur Uebel's death (1963) and nationalization of the firm (1972) general quality declined. After the end of GDR (1989) and reprivatization ownership changed repeatedly, and quality issues remained over years.
An exception, concerning the Oehler models, were the top models 700 from about the 1980ties, especially the selected „Künstlerinstrumente“, according to Dr. Weller officially and individually tested and marked with a „k“ and notehead sign, see photo. These were given to top artists in GDR orchestras and, as far as I know, even not obtainable in Western countries (my son got a set of 700 „k“ clarinets from his teacher some years after the end of GDR).
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The Clarinet BBoard
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