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Re: Case for Albert System Clarinets

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-05-27 16:13

Have a look at cases designed for German and Oehler system clarinets as the keywork on them is very similar so should fit all the recesses in the case slots better than using a Boehm system case.

Although you can use a Boehm system case and if the case lining is pliable enough, that shouldn't cause any problems. If the case interior is formed from polystyrene, then that is easy to alter by compressing it in the right places to fit your Albert/simple systems. A lot of the modern double cases have foam interiors so they will cradle any instrument in well. Vacuum formed plastic case linings will be a problem as they can't be altered all that easily.

I use a cheap Chinese single case which is based on the compact Yamaha design (26II/34II) on the inside but is a wooden box with no narrowing at the front end. It holds my Yamaha Oehler system well and I've only made a tiny alteration for the side Eb/Bb touchpiece so it fits better. You'd have to do the same alteration (by compressing the polystyrene with the blunt end of a pen) to fit a '60s B&H clarinet with the long side Eb/Bb touchpiece, so most cases can be adapted to suit most instruments.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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