Klarinet Archive - Posting 000182.txt from 2008/09

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] G "Turkish" Clarinets.
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:57:51 -0400

John'
I agree with you about Amati contras but not all Adlers are bad. You
may have been unlucky. I have come across at least one GOOD Amati
bassoon (and a lot of poor ones, but good ones exist). I heard
superb playing on an Amati while in Prague from Bedrich Kamenik; if I
could play that well on his Amati I'd buy it (I play a1300 series
Adler, which I preferred to two more expensive Heckels and have never
wished to change}. My contra is a Monnig and It is fine too although
I would like a Mollenhauer.
The Amati G clarinet I have is a good instrument at a reasonable (not
cheap) price. Try a few and see.
Martin
On 28 Sep 2008, at 17:27, Johchance1@-----.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/28/2008 12:07:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gary@-----.com writes:
> I tried a "low" G clarinet at Lark in the Morning some years ago.
> It was
> a miserable metal beast. You would need to have large hands to
> play it
> as the stretch to reach the tone hole for the third finger of the
> left
> hand was very painful for me.
>
> Gary
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> Yes, That is there (Lark) cheap model. The carry the Amanti G
> clarinet as
> does the woodwind and Brasswind but since I play bassoon/ oboe
> mostly Amanti
> has a poor reputation with bassoons, especially their
> contrabassoon. I have a
> Fox which is on the high side expense wise and Adler and Amanti
> sell a rather
> inexpensive contrabassoon that are both rather poor in almost
> every respect
> so I wanted to ask the list about their clarinets.
>
>
>
>
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