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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-07-08 02:34
Yes, its a definite R, not M, DuPont. Looking in our archives, all refs are to the M, with Mark C's comments as to its being marketed by Sears-Roebuck, back in them/their daze. With a bit of tweaking its a pretty dern good player !! I also am the ?proud? owner of a V Kohlert & Sons Bb sop, made in Kraslice, Czechslovakia, between the wars 1920-39, I guess. It needs quite a bit [a few hrs] of TLC to judge playing. Its most interesting feature [to me] is the "raised" "boss" of the register tube, outside the U J, therefore less tube intrusion into the bore !! If it plays as my CT and L7 do, it should have a much better [than average] pinch Bb, like the Selmer and Leblanc have. If so, then Koh deserves "earlier" credit. PM thots, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Tony Beck
Date: 2007-07-08 22:34
The raised register vent seems to be a feature of 1920s and on Czech Kohlerts. I have a couple of them, and the design appears very like my Leblanc Symphonies. Their Bbs are good, but still the weakest notes on the horns.
The register vents seem to have changed to Buffet style sometime after the move to Germany. If yours has the Pruefer style throat C#, where the lever sweeps all the way around to the pad cup in one piece, it's a student instrument, and probably won't be too impressive. If it's got a normal 3 piece C# key, it most likely will be a really good player. Also, forked Eb/Bb is often found on up-market Kohlerts.
Dave S. can probably add more. He is the keeper of hidden Kohlert knowledge.
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