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Re: Kohlert dates revisited

Author: Tony Beck
Date: 2007-07-31 19:51

As to the second part of your question, the answer is yes, it most likely is worth getting overhauled.

In the '30s and '40s Kohlert was making a student line and a pro line. The easiest way to tell what you have is to look at the throat G# key (in the G#/A combination). If the lever sweeps from the touchpiece to the key cup in one piece, it's a student horn. If the key is three pieces soldered together (touch piece, shaft and cup arm seperate) like most other clarinets, it's a high intermediate to low end professional horn.

Unfortunately, Kohlerts don't bring a lot of money these days, even though most are very good clarinets. You won't get back the price of an overhaul should you decide to sell it. However, once put in playing condition, it would be a great instrument to learn on and would do nicely in a community band or orchestra.

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