I love the old Kohlert clarinets. I haven't worked on anything yet from after they moved to Germany but I've had the pleasure of repairing and playing a number of the Bohemian/Czech instruments.
This clarinet in the pic is a Bb clarinet in typical Boehm system keywork. I was tickled that this one had the original case and mouthpiece, which is always nice. Also check out the matching green swab, maybe original?
You may notice (or not) that this clarinet is made of ebonite (or hard rubber, if you prefer). I love hard rubber instruments because they sound great, don't have the issues that wood instruments have with temperature/humidity, and the toneholes are far more likely to be in good shape which means making a pad seat well is much easier!
This clarinet plays really well on the white leather pads it came with. I had to replace a few key corks, adjust the bridge key and crow's foot, and clean the body. Now its looking for a new home! I'm really happy with how this instrument plays, honestly its a GREAT old horn!
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