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Oehler

Author: jez
Date: 2002-10-02 13:40

We're thinking of going ahead with the idea of using German-system clarinets for the 'major' German repertoire as is the habit in some U.S. orchestras discussed previously. I'm looking forward to this very keenly, as it will inject a new source of interest into some music which has become, perhaps, a little too familiar with repeated performances over many years.
We've got a pair of Wurlitzers, reputedly made to A 440, to play around with and it's interesting to note some of the differences in the system. Some passages work out much easier. The Oehler system is clearly easier in sharp keys and the Boehm in flats.
A few questions arise;
Why do some holes have a smaller hole adjacent which is not independent in any way? Couldn't the main hole just be bigger or differently placed?
The speaker tube seems shorter. Is this anything to do with it's upward position (surely not)
Wurlitzer's own mouthpieces appear to be made of plastic rather than ebonite and don't seem to exude the quality evident in the rest of the instrument
Thoughts?
jez

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