Klarinet Archive - Posting 000822.txt from 2004/01

From: Jesse Rogers <jar2321@-----.rr.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Amati clarinets
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:19:45 -0500

Hi Erik, I just received an Amati C yesterday from WW&BW. Right out of
the box I noticed a couple things, the G# adjustment screw appears to
have been silver plated onto the key, it won't turn at all. Also, there
are wood chips remaining in the sockets of the barrel (attached to the
bore), there is no splintering or chipping but the barrel doesn't seem
to have been bored cleanly. The wood in the main joints looks pretty
good, the exterior shows some open grain, the bore looks good, smooth,
polished and no visible grain.
I played it for about 15 minutes yesterday and used a tuner,it blows
freely and I like the sound. I haven't had time to graph the tuning but
there are some definate wowsers. The throat A is very sharp, B one step
above that is flat and the thumb F is very sharp.
If you check WW&BW's website, they do have reviews, including one from
Klarinet List Member Jim Lytthans (C clarinet as well).
Jesse Rogers
Columbus, OH

Erik Tkal wrote:
> Does anyone here have any experience playing Amati clarinets? I notice that their professional model A horn is a full Boehm and not very expensive. I was once told to stay away from anything of theirs older than the past couple of years, but that their quality has improved significantly as of late. Any comments?
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