# Oehler -vs- Boehm

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oehler-vs-boehm/59435>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2001, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oehler-vs-boehm/59435 "2001-03-25T19:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miss\_Prim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Miss\_Prim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Prim)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oehler-vs-boehm/59435/1 "2001-03-25T19:16:53Z")

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Hi! I read that there are (at least) two key systems for the clarinet: the Boehm (the one prevalent in US), and the Oehler.  
What’s the difference, please? Is one more difficult than the other to play? Is there a difference w/r/t the note pitches?  
Thank you. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Shiva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oehler-vs-boehm/59435/2 "2001-03-25T19:50:39Z")

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I found this: [http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/2000/02/000521.txt](http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/2000/02/000521.txt)  
using [http://www.google.com](http://www.google.com)

Any help?

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Prim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Miss\_Prim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Prim)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oehler-vs-boehm/59435/3 "2001-03-27T04:22:15Z")

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That really helped a lot!