Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2011/07

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] old clarinet
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:42:06 -0400


On 29 Jun 2011, at 23:44, corvo di bassetto wrote:

If its a 30 year old Amati it's hardly worth any effort whatsoever. I started on such a thing and it was appalling, and not a cheap one either.

This seems a bit of an over-generalisation. Like most manufacturers Amati have had bad periods, and being an east european firm can't have helped with their supply problems especially in Iron Curtain days. But I have come across some excellent old Amatis as well as many bad ones; they were terribly inconsistent.
I would say their current models are quite good if you have the chance to pick from several. Remember too that the tonal ideal in Europe is not always that of America.
Martin Baxter
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