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 Re: LeFleur(?) / learner / diagnosis
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2006-05-01 13:16

The clarinet you have was made by Amati before the fall of the Iron Curtain and imported by B&H (Boosey&Hawkes, not Benson&Hedges!), the bell was the only part that has the name engraved on these clarinets and was usually made of ebonite (hence the greenish colour) - the rest of the clarinet is wood.

In the UK these were also engraved CORTON as well as Lafleur, though there are loads of other names depending on who imported them - some even had wooden bells.

B&H continued to import these as student level clarinets under the B&H 400 series (which covered pretty much all instruments from the Amati factory, that's brass, woodwind and strings aimed at the beginner/student market), though now Amati have expanded their lineup since independence and produce a wider variety of instruments, and better quality control, not to mention they produce a fantastic contrabassoon at the price.

The Forte clarinet is made by Amati but built to Omar Henderson's spec, and different to the clarinets you'd be getting from the Amati distributors (eg. Rosetti).

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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