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Re: Three Oehlers: which one to overhaul?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-07-23 00:05

The RH2 fingerplate or Griffplatte and relocated Bb/F tonehole coupled with the forked Bb/F vent on the side of the lower joint is what defines Oehler systems:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/download.html/1,6360/s-l1600%20(5).jpg

They usually have a minimum of 24 keys and 5 rings - the low E or E/F correction key may or may not be fitted which would make them 27 or 28 keys with it fitted.

German system clarinets (with 17 to 23 keys and from 4 to 6 rings) other than Oehler systems have a ring key for RH2 with a tonehole chimney where forked Bb/F speaks directly from.

Also to be true German system, it's not about the bore diameter, but the length of the cylindrical section of the bore. On German and Oehler systems, the lower joint expansion at the tenon end starts at the lowest tonehole whereas French/Belgian clarinets have the expansion starting much further up the lower joint in the region of the F#/C# tonehole.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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