(back)
Where the real German clarinets come from (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
The surroundings of Markneukirchen.
(back)
(back)
Fritz Wurlitzer's grave (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
(back)
The workshop of Frank and Gottfried Meinert in Markneukirchen, not far from the Uebel factory. Nowadays they make only flutes - leider.
(back)
Gottfried Meinert long ago (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
(back)
F. Schüller (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
(back)
Adler clarinet sign (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
Some wooden Neidhardt mouthpieces (courtesy of Hans de Nijs).
(back)
Alfred Bürkner. He was principal of the Berliner Philharmoniker from September 1, 1925 - October 1, 1961 (!); and second player afterwards until April 1, 1971. As such he was the immediate predecessor of Karl Leister. His clarinets, built by Oscar Oehler himself in 1929 have been preserved. Some beautiful details can be seen below.
Heinrich Geuser. He was Karl Leister's teacher and, for many years, of principal of several orchestras in Berlin (Staatsoper, RIAS) and also the Bayreuther Festspielorchester. He made many LP recordings.
Below, you find some pictures of his L. Kolbe set dating from 1932, recently restored by Wolfgang Dietz. The instruments are simple 6 rings models without E/F improvement.
(back)