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Re: What's the difference between albert and oheler?

Author: bkmoore
Date: 2007-03-14 19:00

Someone more knowledgeable please correct me if I am wrong. The Albert System is generally considered to be obsolete and is no longer widely produced or played. The Oehler System and German System are both modern equivalents of the Boehm system.

The German System is usually considered to be a slightly simplified version of the Oehler System. Clarinets called German System are missing several keys that the Oehler System would normally have. These keys usually include some throat keys, an alternate F natural key between the first and second holes on the upper joint, a left hand E flat pinky key, and a low E vent in the bell. These keys generally don't affect most players very much and make the German System much cheaper to produce. There may be other differences that I am not aware of. I play on a modern German System, but I have never touched a Full Oehler as I still have much to learn before an Oehler System would make any difference in my sound.

Brian

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