~ LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF GERMAN SYSTEM CLARINETS ~
- This list is intended for everyone who, like me, cherishes the German tradition
in clarinet building and playing.
It contains those active makers of German system clarinets I know of.
- The pictures of some factories and workshops are partly my own (fall, 2004), and partly courtesy of Mr. Hans de Nijs - I am very grateful to him for placing his nice photographs at my disposal. The images can be seen by clicking on the thumbnails.
A small image gallery contains some interesting pictures that did not fit well with the rest of the page.
A good link for general information on German instrument builders is http://themen.miz.org/musikwirtschaft/ (in German).
A very interesting, more recent one is Georg Kühner's site, http://web.me.com/georgkuehner/Georg/Willkommen.html that also contains valuable information on German reeds.
- Comments, suggestions or additions will be much appreciated.
In particular I wish to thank Hans de Nijs for his expert information,
and also Mr. W. Advokaat from Rotterdam and Mr. J. García from Santiago, Chile.
Dick van Leijenhorst.
Adler, Oscar: see Mönnig-Adler.
AMATI - Denak, s.r.o.,
Dukelská 44,
358 25 Kraslice, Czech Republic
Tel: +420-352-686531; Fax: +420-352-686951
Email: amati@amati.cz
Web: http://www.amati.cz/
Belcanta
Vertrieb:
Leopold Müller GmbH
Goethestrasse 5
91083 Baiersdorf
Tel: 09133-4 75 1-0; Fax 09133-4 75 1-25
Email: info@leopold-mueller.de
Web: http://www.belcanta.de
Roy Benson Wind Instruments
GEWA GmbH
Isarauenstraße 17
82481 Mittenwald
Germany
Tel: 08823/31-100; Fax: 08823/31-9701
Email: info@roy-benson.com
Web: http://www.roy-benson.com/
Remark: The firm carries besides some Boehms one hard rubber German clarinet, the CG-220.
Brenner & Chang
Musikservice Hofmann GmbH
Badergasse 16
63739 Aschaffenburg
Deutschland
Tel: 06021 45494-0; Fax: 06021 45494-29
Email: info@musik-service.de
Web: http://www.musik-service.de and in particular (June 2006): http://www.musik-service.de/brenner-chang-cl-457-22-klarinette-prx395752571de.aspx
Remark: The webshop www.musik-service.de offers this brand of various musical instruments, but as yet I have not been able to find the real - probably Chinese - manufacturer.
Chinese and small manufacturers from various other countries.
There are a lot of young firms sometimes offering German clarinets of uncertain but possibly good quality (e.g, see Devsum and Tianjin elsewhere on this page). These cannot all be listed here.
More information can be found at trading sites such as http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Clarinet_Manufacturers.html
Claríssono
Martin Schöttle
Holzblasinstrumentenwerkstatt für Klarinette und Saxophon
Gartenstrasse 10
75387 Neubulach-Liebelsberg
Tel.: 07053-6570; Fax.: 07053-3148
Email: martin.schoettle@t-online.de
Web: http://www.clarissono.de
Daniel Deitch Historical Woodwinds
2607 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
USA
Tel/Fax: 415-221-2735
Email: oldhorns@worldnet.att.net
Web: http://www.danieldeitch.com
Remark: reproduction of historical clarinets, such as Denner replicas.
Devsum Music INC.
Mr. D Kumar; 198/32, Iind Floor, Ramesh Mkt., Garhi, East Of Kailash
New Delhi
Province Delhi, India Zip: 110065 Tel: 91-011-26440320; Fax: 91-011-26440320 Remark: offer some Albert type clarinets.
Dietz, Wolfgang
Ernst-Preu-Str. 9
D 91413 Neustadt a.d. Aisch
Tel: 09161 - 4619; Fax: 09161 - 1049
Email: info@dietz-klarinetten.de
Web: http://www.dietz-klarinetten.de
Roland Dörfler Holzblasinstrumentenbau und Reparaturen
Ammerseeweg 7,
82538 Geretsried
Tel: 08171 - 31269; Fax: 08171 - 32061
Email: info@holzblasinstrumentenbau.de
Web: http://www.holzblasinstrumentenbau.de
Remark: At the moment, exclusively high quality custom clarinets are made on order. Mr. Dörfler told me that he supervised the "Meisterprobe" of several of the clarinet builders on this page.
Benedikt Eppelsheim Blasinstrumente
Friedenstraße 18a
81671 München
Tel: +49 (0)89 29 16 38 89; Fax +49 (0)721 151 404 379
Email: mail@eppelsheim.com
Web: http://www.eppelsheim.com
Remark: manufactures a contrabass clarinet in Bb, "German system available on request".
Foag, Martin, Meisterwerkstätte
Klarinettenbau, Reparaturen, Polsterfertigung
Bgm.-Kaifer-Str. 4
89356 Hafenhofen
Tel: 08222 - 411550; Fax: 08222 - 411551
Email: musik-foag@vr-web.de
Web: http://www.holzblas-foag.de/
Stephen Fox Clarinets
242 Ashlar Road
Richmond Hill, ON
L4C 2W6
Canada
Tel/Fax: +1 905-737-7263
Email: steve@sfoxclarinets.com
Web: http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/
Remark: reproduction of very interesting historical clarinets, such as the Baermann system ("Müller") clarinet; a forerunner of the Oehler system instrument.
Gerold Klarinetten
Gerold Angerer
Dorfstrasse 21
A-6122 Fritzens
Austria
Tel:05224; Fax: 56320
Email: info@gerold-klarinetten.at
Web: http://www.gerold-klarinetten.at/
Girnata
6086 / 3 Sokak No:7
�rnekk�y �zmir
Turkey
Tel/Fax : 0 232 372 45 03; 0 533 346 35 88
Email : info@girnata.com
Web: http://www.girnata.com/
Remark: they build the large Turkish G alto clarinet; Albert system.
Agnès Guéroult
Tel: +33 1 48 06 12 15
Remark: reproduction of historical clarinets, e.g. after Georg Heinrich Scherer. Mentioned in "The Clarinet" vol. 33 nr. 4, sept 2006, p. 56; no further information available.
Frank Hammerschmidt Klarinetten
Postfach 1271
Augsburger Strasse 46
89326 Burgau/Schwaben
Tel: 08222 - 7625; Fax: 08222 - 8113
Email: info@frank-klarinetten.com
Web: http://www.frank-klarinetten.com/; also:
http://holz.fureai.or.jp/catalogue/Cla_Frank.htm
Hammerschmidt, Karl & Söhne GmbH, Musikinstrumentenfabrik
Industriestr. 6
89331 Burgau
Tel: 08222 - 1436; Fax: 08222 - 1059
Email: K-Hammerschmidt-Klingson@freenet.de; info@hammerschmidt-klingson.de
Web: http://hammerschmidt-klingson.de/
Remark: makers of the Hammerschmidt Klingson clarinets. Also, Greek/Turkish style G alto clarinets and Viennese G-sopranino's.
Hammerschmidt, Otmar,
Musik Hammerschmidt GmbH, Zentrale Wattens
Bahnhofstr. 38
A-6112 Wattens (Austria)
Tel. +43 (0)5224 52421; Fax: +43 (0)5224 57272
Email: office@hammerschmidt-klarinetten.at
Web: http://www.hammerschmidt-klarinetten.at
Hüyng, Harald
Gänsestr. 19
40593 Düsseldorf
Tel: 0211 - 7184891; Fax: 0211 - 7186581
Email: harald@hueyng.de
Web: http://www.hueyng.de
Jupiter
Email: bi@jupitermusic.com
Web: http://www.jupitermusic.com/
Remark:: cf. their German website, this well-known Taiwanese brand carries a simple German system clarinet, the JP-1039S. For more information http://www.jupiter.info/ or http://www.touchmusic.de/
Richard Keilwerth GmbH
Musikinstrumentenfabrik
Hinter der Warth 3-4
63571 Gelnhausen
Tel: 06051 - 71413; Fax: 06051 - 74660
Email: info@keilwerth.de
Web: http://www.keilwerth.de
Johanna Kronthaler
Rhönstr. 47 - 97616
Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale - D -
Tel./Fax: 0049 (0)9771-687 134
Web: http://www.kronthaler-klarinetten.de/
Remark: The well-known player and teacher Otto Kronthaler is married to Johanna Kronthaler.
On his records, e.g. "Klarinette light" (Kammermusik für Klarinette, Ambitus, DDD, 92)
he plays his own, extremely well sounding (presumably German system) clarinets, as well as
a bassethorn built (or modified) by his wife.
Leitner & Kraus GmbH
Meisterwerkstätte für Klarinetten
Konrad-Pregler-Str. 17
91413 Neustadt/Aisch
Tel: 09161 - 3708; Fax 09161/87 37 90
Email: info@leitner-kraus.de
Web: http://www.leitner-kraus.de
Leitzinger, Stephan
Meisterwerkstatt für Musikinstrumentenbau
Grüntalstr. 1, D - 63768 Hösbach
Tel./Fax: +49 (0) 60 21 - 54 03 84
Email: info@leitzinger.de
Web: http://www.leitzinger.de
Wolfgang Mack
Karlstr. 16, 89555 Steinheim
Tel. 07329 - 1401; mobile phone 0160 - 8732259; Fax 07329 - 6127
Email: mackwolfgang@t-online.de
Web: http://www.wolfgang-mack-klarinetten.de/
Remark: builds Oehler basset horns in Wurlitzer style (a.o?).
Meinel, Johannes
Markneukirchner Str. 3,
08258 Wernitzgrün
Tel: 037422 - 45579
Remark: Still builds Oehlers, on a small scale.
Meinel, Rolf & Gunnar
Hofgarten 3
08258 Wernitzgrün
Telefon: 037422 - 3033 o. 2174; Fax: 037422 - 40932
Web: http://www.meinel-klarinetten.de
Email: Klarinetten.RolfMeinel@t-online.de
Mollenhauer, Gustav & Söhne
Inhaber: Schaub
Kohlenstr. 126
D 34121 Kassel
Tel: 0561 - 37082
Email: Mollenhauer@Gustav-Mollenhauer.de
Web: http://www.gustav-mollenhauer.de
Remark: no full Oehlers, at this moment.
Gebrüder Mönnig - Oscar Adler & Co.
Holzblasinstrumentenbau GmbH Markneukirchen
Pestalozzistrasse 19
D - 08258 Markneukirchen
GERMANY
Tel: +49.37422.3591; Fax: +49.37422.2833
Email: info@moennig-adler.de
Web: http://www.moennig-adler.de
Bernd Moosmann Meisterwerkstätte für Holzblasinstrumente GmbH
Anton-Schmidt-Str. 19, 71332 Waiblingen/Postfach 1464, 71304 Waiblingen
Tel: (07151) 905633; Fax: (07151) 905650
Email: Bernd.Moosmann@t-online.de
Web: http://www.b-moosmann.de
Remark: long known for its bassoons, the firm nowadays (again) builds several types of Oehler clarinets.
Richard Müller, Bremen - Werkstatt für Holzblasinstrumente
Brokstrasse 60
28203 Bremen
Tel: 0049-(0)421-75843; Fax: 0049-(0)421-7949076
Email: mail@klarinettenmueller.de
Web: http://www.klarinettenmueller.de
Herbert Neureiter Meisterbetrieb für Holzblasinstrumente
Dorf 35
A-6306 Söll
Österreich
Tel: 05333/55; Fax: 05333 20 21 9
Email: info@musik-neureiter.at
Web: http://www.musik-neureiter.at
Remark: advertises with a wide choice of woods.
Nürnberger, Winfried,
Klarinetten / Bassklarinetten
Mosenstr. 5
08258 Markneukirchen
Tel: 037422 - 2100
Web: http://www.nuernbergerklarinetten.de
Prof. Romeo ORSI S.r.l.
Via Carlo Pisacane 19 A - 21049 TRADATE (VA) - ITALY
Tel. +39 0331 812698; Fax. +39 0331 814167
Email: info@orsi-wind-instruments.it - mail@orsi-wind-instruments.it
Web: http://www.orsi-wind-instruments.it/
Remark: no full Oehlers, at this moment.
Peter van der Poel
Zr. Spinhovenlaan 12
3981 CS Bunnik
The Netherlands
Tel/Fax: 0031-30-6564488
Email: peter@petervanderpoel.nl, p.v.vander.poel@freeler.nl
Web: http://www.petervanderpoel.nl/
Remark: historical reproductions, e.g, Grenser replicas.
Püchner
Holzblasinstrumentenbau GmbH
Beethovenstr. 18
64569 Nauheim
Tel: 06152 - 6725; Fax: 06152 - 62808
Email: puchner@puchner.com
Web: http://www.puchner.com
Reidel, Lothar, Holzblasinstrumentenbaumeister
Klarinettenbau und Reparaturen
Markneukirchner Str. 19
08258 Wernitzgrün/Vogtl.
Tel: 037422 - 3182; Fax: 037422 - 3182
Remark: Currently the only maker of German contrabass clarinets.
L.A. Ripamonti
Via Fiume, 5 - Paderno Dugnano (MI)
Tel: +39 029189696; Fax: +39 0291081189
Email: info@laripamonti.com
Web: http://www.laripamonti.com/
Remark: Builds Müller system clarinets, among which lovely small Ab and C instruments.
Also larger "German" (possibly modified Müller system) clarinets.
E. Scherzer Klarinettenbau
Schilbacher Str. 16
08261 Schöneck
Tel: 037464 - 88227
Remark: In the Markneukirchen area;
reportedly top quality.
B. Schille Klarinettenbau
Derlerstr.2
6625 Püttlingen
Tel: 06898 - 63191; Fax: 06898 - 61638
Wenzel Schreiber u. Söhne GmbH (including Julius Keilwerth);
Industriestrasse 17
64569 Nauheim, Germany
Tel. (06152) 9758-0 (main number); repairs: (06152) 97 58 120
Fax: main: (06152) 97 58 155; sales: (06152) 97 58 156
Email: schreiber.gmbh@musicgroup.com
Web: http://www.wschreiber.com
Remark: On the Markneukirchen Museum website another location is mentioned: Inhaber Eberhard Rahm, 08258 Wohlhausen, Gewerbepark 52-54, tel. 037422 - 4079300, fax 037422 - 4079331, website www.musicgroup.com, email eberhard.rahm@musicgroup.com
Schwenk & Seggelke
Obere Königstr. 15
96052 Bamberg
Tel: 0951 - 22528; Fax: 0951 - 2082653
Email: schwenk-und-seggelke@t-online.de
Web: http://www.schwenk-und-seggelke.de
Tianjin Yueyou International Trade Co., Ltd.
Suite 05,17f,Sunny Square B,Cross of Shiyijing Road & Jiuwei Road,
300171,Tianjin,
China
Tel: 86-22-60336106,60336107; Fax: 86-22-60336105
Email: yueyou@yueyou.cn; yueyou@yueyoutrade.com
Web: http://www.yueyou.cn; http://www.yueyoutrade.com
Remark: manufacturers and traders of many types of instruments; carry one German type clarinet.
Rudolf Tutz
Musikhaus Tutz GmbH
Schullernstrasse 11
A-6020 Innsbruck
Österreich
Tel.: +43-(0)512-391 391; Fax: +43-(0)512-391 391-20
Email: office@tutz.at
Web: http://www.tutz.at
Remark: mainly replicas of late 18th century clarinets.
F. Arthur Uebel
Klarinettenmanufaktur
Klingenthaler Str. 8
08258 Markneukirchen
Tel: 037422 - 2464
Web: http://www.f-arthur-uebel.de
Uncertain-
The world music internet store Lark in the Morning sells several Albert system clarinets, among which a metal low G. The brand names are not mentioned. See
http://larkinthemorning.com/
and
http://larkinthemorning.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=clarinet&x=18&y=10.
Guntram Wolf
Im Ziegelwinkel 13
96317 Kronach
Tel.: 09261 - 506790; Fax: 09261 - 52782
Email: info@guntramwolf.de
Web: http://www.guntramwolf.de/
Remark: historical clarinets, e.g, Ottensteiner replicas.
Clemens Wurlitzer
Inh. Gerd Wurlitzer
Landwüster Str. 5
D-08258 Wernitzgrün / bei Markneukirchen
Tel.: 037422 - 2112
Email: info@clemens-wurlitzer-klarinetten.de
Web: http://www.clemens-wurlitzer-klarinetten.de
Herbert Wurlitzer, Herbert GmbH
Rückertstr. 20
91413 Neustadt/Aisch
Tel: 09161 - 2625; Fax: 09161 - 7457
Email: wurlitzer@wurlitzerklarinetten.de
Web: http://www.wurlitzerklarinetten.de
Meisterwerkstatt Paul Kurt Wurlitzer, Inhaber Dieter Wurlitzer
Auenstrasse 5
08265 Erlbach
Tel: 037422/6701; Fax: 037422/6701
Email: paul-kurt-wurlitzer@musikwinkel.com
Yamaha
Web: http://www.global.yamaha.com/products/music/wind.html
------------------- in particular:
http://www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_europe/english_master/
10_musical_instruments/20_orchestra/10_woodwind/30_clarinets/index.html
GERMANY
Yamaha Music Central Europe G.m.b.H.
Import and sales of musical instruments and PA products
Siemensstr. 22/34, D-25462 Rellingen, (b. Hamburg,) Germany
Tel: (49) 4101-303-0; Fax: (49) 4101-303-393
Yamaha Music Central Europe G.m.b.H.
------------------- also:
Yamaha Atelier für Blasinstrumente und Percussioninstrumente
Technical & artist support for wind instruments and concert percussion
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str. 20R, D-63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Tel: (49) 6102-33054; Fax: (49) 6102-33691
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NETHERLANDS
Yamaha Music Central Europe G.m.b.H. Branch Nederland
Import and sales of musical instruments and PA products
Clarissenhof 5b NL 4133 AB. Vianen, The Nederlands
Tel: (31) 347-358040; Fax: (31) 347-358060
Yamaha Music Central Europe G.m.b.H. Branch Nederland
Hans Zinner Holzblasinstrumentenbau (mouthpieces)
Mühlenstr. 4, 96364 Marktrodach
Tel: 09261 - 2347; Fax: 09261 - 52329
Email: info@hans-zinner.de
Web: http://www.hans-zinner.de
Remark: (famous) mouthpieces only.