Clarinet Model 2000

Since then, there have been two bore concepts in Germany: Based on the Saxonian teachings, instruments with a narrow bore and slightly smaller tone hole diameters have developed. In Central Germany, as well as in today’s Czech Republic/Bohemia, clarinets with a much larger bore and large tone holes were made around the same time.

These two variants differ in air resistance and should therefore be played with different reeds, as well as mouthpieces. Instruments with a narrower bore have a higher air resistance and are played more easily with an open reed-mouthpiece-combination. However, instruments with a larger bore have a lower air resistance and can therefore be played with a reed-mouthpiece-combination with a higher air resistance.

Our Viennese model’s inner bore is equivalent to our wide bore, the corpus dimensions differ, however. It contains several mechanical options which are based on the design of the instruments built and used in Vienna since the 1950s. Therefore, the selectable mechanic features are limited. Standardly, it comes with an additional key on the upper joint to balance the intonation of E/b''.

The mouthpiece does not only influence the instrument’s air resistance, but also its intonation. We would like to advise you to choose mouthpieces with a revised bore, to go with your instrument. If you are interested in a mouthpiece, professionally revised by our team, please click here.

An instrument’s quality isn’t defined by its number of keys. Its price, however, is. Therefore, we have come up with a configuration tool which you can use to create an instrument with your needs and your liquidity in mind that will later on be handcrafted by our talented team according to your wishes.

Hereafter, we explain some of the mechanical components we have developed in-house:

• The B and C sharp long keys, played by the left pinkie, are positioned on separate axes, therefore requiring tubes twice as long as commonly used. The tone holes are being indirectly controlled by longitudinally positioned keycups, thereby creating a larger opening for the tone hole, while simultaneously limiting the key’s free movement for the actioning finger.
• Unlike other designs, all surface buttons in the left pinkie’s range are rotated upwards by several degrees, thereby achieving a relaxed posture for the entire hand.
• The A key on the upper joint is connected to the A flat key’s little lever. Thereby, the tone hole remains small while still creating a better resonance ratio, due to the open A flat tone hole. This simplifies switching between the two tones, as well as playing a half tone trill (using the right hand to play the A flat key via the second trill key).

Optional components:

• Physical core element is the register key with an additional open b flat resonance key. Instead of the thumbhole, we install a thumb key which, when resting, reveals a b flat resonance key with a simultaneously open register key. As long as the thumb key remains closed the b flat resonance key does the same. This mechanism allows for the sleeve in the register tone hole to be drilled narrowly, without having to take b flat into consideration. The additional open resonance tone hole balances b flat’s intonation.
• The A/e tone hole on the lower joint, played by the right ring finger, is being split and a resonance hole on the ring key added. Thereby, the open resonance hole remains small enough for a low A and a sufficiently high e’’.
• Since the mid-1990s, we have been using quartz resonance pads developed by the company Clarissono which are distinguished both by their longevity, their great resonance properties, as well as being rather silent in use.

When using our configurator, you are able to choose from three different types of wood. (For more detailed information on the types of wood we use for our clarinets, please click here).

For more information on the manufacturing process of our instruments, please click here.