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Re: bass clarinet shopping

Author: bill28099
Date: 2006-08-20 22:06

I test drove an Amati 692 a couple of years ago and then took it to my local tech who put the camera in it and examined the bore and tone holes. Lots of flaws and a couple of potential cracks. Also looked at the keywork which is weak in places. I thought it was an OK playing horn and the tone holes could have been undercut for a couple of hundred bucks. However, the horn was returned because it was already cracked and poorly repaired. The next Buffet Prestige to low C that came up on our favorite auction site was bought for not much more then the Amati. I'm happy.

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you don't even know you should ask.

Post Edited (2006-08-20 22:07)

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