According to New Langwill they were among the largest firms of WWI makers in Bohemia with workforce of 400 in 1929 and a 23- piece orchestra.Īfter Nazi Germany had, by the Munich treaty of 1938, taken over the German- Bohemian border region, it was: “Graslitz, Sudetengau”.Īfter WW 2, till about 1948, when the Germans (“Sudetendeutsche”) were expropriated and expelled by the Czechoslovak state: “V.Kohlerta Synobe Kraslice”. The region was part of the new Czecho-Slovak Republic. Most inhabitants, also the Graslitz instrument makers like Kohlert, Püchner, Keilwerth, and many others, were Germanġ918- 38: “V.Kohlert’s Söhne, Graslitz, Czecho-Slovakia”.

The Bohemian border region belonged to the Austrian Empire. Anyway, enough of me ranting on, I do hope the above can be of some use to your site.Here's good news for those of you with an old Kohlert clarinet! I haven't been able to find a good serial number chart, but I just came across a post (from the Clarinet BBoard) with this list of bell logos and corresponding eras: It only reinforced the opinion that I have of Australia being used as a dumping groung for 'seconds'. While there, I was going to purchase an Amati Eb Alto as well. BothĬlarinets play very well in tune throughout the entire range.Ĭonsidering that they are full boehms, they have kept very well inĪdjustment with just the occasional tweaking of the adjustment screws.įor Ebony clarinets, they do have a somewhat lighter tone.Īs noted above, the Bb was not in playing order at the shop. I did keep up the monthly light oiling of the bores however, especially during the colder months. Period had a reputation for unstable wood including cracking but these two Amatis are of good quality. As these two Clarinets have apparently been made 'post' communist era the The wood of the A has a more courser grain than the Bb. This low Eb lever also makes an excellent 'full' fingered Bb in the middle of the stave, with the left hand Ab lever also pressed open. This makes it easier to feel where this lever is owing to the extra low Eb.

Note the round cork 'button' on the right hand E/B lever. The A has only the serial numbers stamped in the same places :- 201209 The bell has AMATI KRASLICE and Czechoslovakia stamped on it. It also has 'Made in Czech Republic' stamped on the top end of the lower section below the serial number. 304655 stamped on the lower end of the top section and the top end of the lower section. The Bb was actually not in working order even though it was new, so they sold it to me at a reduced price. The Bb has been my main Clarinet up till recently when I got a Lyrique 576BC. I purchased them from a Melbourne company called Lamberti. As mentioned previously, I've had these clarinets for some time, perhaps 18 years.

Here are some photos of the Amatic Klaslice Clarinets that I have, a Bb Model # ACL 605Īnd an A model # ACL 675.

Amati kraslice clarinet serial number