Collection

Though I perform a majority of concerts on my own replicas of original instruments, I maintain an ever-growing collection of original clarinets from the 18th and 19th centuries.  While some of these instruments will never be heard on the concert stage and are better suited for the display case, many of the instruments I own make regular appearances on stage and in the lecture hall for demonstrations. 

19th Century Clarinets without Left Hand F

Adler, Karl Friedrich, Bamberg Eb - 5 Keys
Anon. Parisian School C - 5 Keys
Anon. “Dresden School” Bb - 14 Keys
Bormann, Carl Gottlob, Dresden Bb - 12 Keys
Euler, Phillip Otto, Frankfurt C - 14 Keys
Klemm & Bros, Philadelphia Eb - 5 Keys
Stengel, Johann Samuel, Bayreuth C - 13 Keys

Clarinets with Right Hand F Keys and Beyond

Anon. “Parisian School” A
Anon. “Parisian School” Bb
Fischer, A.E., Bremen C
Kayser, Heinrich Ernst, Hamburg A
Kayser, Heinrich Ernst, Hamburg Bb
Koch, Stephan, Vienna Bb
Martin Freres, Paris Bb
Simiot, Jacques-François, Lyon Eb
Ziegler, Johann, Vienna C

Late Romantic Clarinets (Baermann-System and Oehler-System)

Berthold & Sohne, Speyer D
Oehler, Oskar, Berlin Bb - Hybrid of Baermann and Oehler Mechanics
Oehler, Oskar, Berlin A - Hybrid of Baermann and Oehler Mechanics
Osterreid & Gerlach, Munich C
Ottensteiner, Georg, Munich Bb
Ottensteiner, Georg, Munich A
Poschl, Joseph, Munich Eb

Boehm-System Clarinets

Buffet Crampon, Paris Bb (in Boxwood)
Buffet Crampon, Paris Bb (in Boxwood)
Buffet Crampon, Paris Bb (in Blackwood)
Buffet Crampon, Paris A (in Blackwood)
Buffet Crampon, Paris C (in Blackwood)

Low Clarinets

Mollenhauer, Gustav, Kassel Bass Clarinet in Bb - Low D
Oehler, Oskar, Berlin Bass Clarinet in Bb - Low D
Uhlmann, Johann Tobias, Bass Clarinet in Bb - Low E

I also perform on modern clarinets by Buffet Crampon, F.A. Uebel, and Herbert Wurlitzer