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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-02-15 14:11
Now on eBay, advertised as a bass clarinet: An old Kohlert open-hole alto clarinet with an alto sax neck. Hmmmm....
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1514835109
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-02-15 15:08
Hmm - looks kind of OK to me - do you guys think this horn's any good? and no - I'm not thinking of buying it.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-02-15 19:00
We won't tell on you, either, Diz
...although, it looks to me like brand name reads V. Kohlart's. Note, too, that much of the maker's mark is (conveniently?) covered. It's misleading if we're supposed to infer it's a V. Kohlert (and sons?). That's probably not uncommon not so many years ago. Only way I know of to really know if it's any good would be to find a neck that'll fit and play it.
The (sax) neck might be worth the price of admission, even without the key, if someone's looking for an adjustable(?) one like that - if it still works. They're not all that common any more.
No reflection on the sellers, those who don't claim to be experts. I believe many eBayers, like this one, have very skimpy knowledge of much of what they're auctioning. But then, like pawn shops and thrift stores, that's free enterprise
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-02-15 20:24
I just noticed -- the neck has cork on the outside of both ends, so you'll have to use a sax-style mouthpiece that goes over the neck rather than inside a socket. Not many of those around, I'd say, unless you want to use (and the neck happens to fit), say, an alto sax mouthpiece.
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Author: Todd
Date: 2002-02-15 23:10
What a bizzare setup. Maybe it's really a Chu-lert 6M(odified) for "octavizing" flute parts. The pitch might be as low as C or maybe B.
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Author: Sandra F. H.
Date: 2002-02-16 01:55
HEY!!! Maybe this is the answer for those students who cannot decide between a sax and a clarinet. ....and they probably won't have a need for the register key. Might be a good thing, too, that saxophone or clarinet reeds of any type could be used.
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2002-02-16 23:45
I've bought from this guy before, and I believe he's really just a merchandiser who gets things from estate sales and resells 'em on eBay. He did answer questions regarding the item I bought, but he had no idea what it was, then or now. (For that matter, neither do I... it was made in India and is sort of a cross between an Autoharp and a Clavichord... but cute.)
I enlarged and played with the image of the alto clarinet marque with the lyre bracket screwed over it. Seems to me it *may* read "V. Kohlert's Sons."
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Author: jim reid
Date: 2002-02-20 08:44
I have a covered hole tenor clarinet by Kohlert & co.Winnenden( West Germany).It is a vulcanite barrel with nickel plated bell(same as the eBay item)but the metal top section just slopes rather than being a sax type crook.The Carse collection has a tenor clarinet by J. Higham of Manchester, open hole with a tenor sax type crook.Kohlert is not listed in the Langwill.The eBay item is(in my opinion) a genuine tenor clarinet.The mouthpiece has a tenon the same as the old metal clarinets.I may list mine on eBay soon.
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Author: jim reid
Date: 2002-02-20 09:03
I have a covered hole tenor clarinet by Kohlert & co.Winnenden( West Germany).It is a vulcanite barrel with nickel plated bell(same as the eBay item)but the metal top section just slopes rather than being a sax type crook.The Carse collection has a tenor clarinet by J. Higham of Manchester, open hole with a tenor sax type crook.Kohlert is not listed in the Langwill.The eBay item is(in my opinion) a genuine tenor clarinet.The mouthpiece has a tenon rather than a socket, the same as the old metal clarinets.The barrel on mine is 27.5 inches long with a bell diameter of 4,75 inches. I may list mine on eBay soon.
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