Klarinet Archive - Posting 000423.txt from 2001/04

From: Eric Mumpower <nocturne@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Intermediate C Clarinets
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:36:58 -0400

For the reference of anyone else looking for a C clarinet, I've been told
third-hand that Leblanc France will not be making more 45C instruments
(which have nickel-plated keywork) anytime soon, as they apparently have in
stock a surplus of some model of clarinet in C with silver-plated keywork.

> I don't want to denigrate makers, but Amati clarinets in the past were not
> well constructed.

I've been looking for a C clarinet for about 6 months now (and ended up
buying a Noblet 45C from Albert Alphin yesterday). Rayburn had two Amati C
clarinets, both of which I tried. One had much weaker throat tones than the
other, and the other was passable but seemed of less-than-top-notch
workmanship. I like the 45C much more than the Amati, though I'm still
learning to not occasionally bump its sliver and trill keys when playing
fast passages. (Teaching the fingers a new scale on which to operate.)

In the defense of Amati, my (Winston-relabeled) Amati bass clarinet to low C
is a lovely instrument, and plays fairly well. I dunno, maybe I got lucky.

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