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 Re: Affordable C Clarinets Amati vs Forte
Author: The Doctor ★2017
Date:   2011-03-10 20:58

(Disclaimer - I sell Forte' C clarinets)
Some of the finish issues given by Claribass are issues that I have had with the Amati Company. Amati makes the Forte' C to my specifications, which are different than the Amati C. In later shipments many of these issues have been addressed and fixed.

A review of any one instrument usually cannot be generalized to the whole line - I think that we all realize that each instrument has idiosyncrasies of its own and the feel of any instrument is a personal opinion. Many expensive C clarinets have tonal and intonation issues as well and the player can try to have them fixed or adapt as best possible to a difficult instrument to make perfect.

Many hundreds of Forte' C clarinets have been sold and Claribass is only the second reported cracking issue reported to me and less than 2% have been returned for refunds during the trial period. For many it would seem that the Forte' C is an acceptable instrument at an exceptionally reasonable cost.

I have not been able to fulfill all of the requests for new instruments because of supply problems with the factory and it is with regret that I will have to terminate Forte' Bb and C sales because of foreign exchange increases and administrative issues with the Amati Instrument Company. Repair parts will be available for existing instruments for 1 year.

IMO many of the special features of these instruments could and should be incorporated into existing lines of instruments to make them less prone to repair (e.g. the hidden bridge key - pat. pending) and more ergonomic.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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