Klarinet Archive - Posting 000826.txt from 2004/01

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Amati clarinets
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:05:18 -0500

At 05:12 PM 1/28/2004, Jesse Rogers wrote:
>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

Thanks, I've seen a few comments on the C, but I'm more interested in an A right now. I just bought a C (Buffet E-11; I liked it better than the Noblet 45C or the Patricola CL7, though I tried one E-11 C that I didn't like quite as much as the one I ended up with).

Based on the comments I've seen, right now I'm leaning more toward an E-11 A, since I don't want to spend quite as much as an R13 costs...

Erik

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