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 Re: Affordable C Clarinets Amati vs Forte
Author: donald 
Date:   2015-09-21 01:30

HI there,
since my contribution to this thread was posted I also contributed to another thread where I wrote of a friend who had an Amati wooden C clarinet that was very good- and with tweaking (as John Peacock wrote, filling in a few holes, enlarging one, and a venting hole in the bell) definitely played better than the Buffet RC Prestige C clarinets I mention in the post above.
I have not had the chance to compare it with another colleagues Ridenour but was mocked on this BB for even suggesting they might be comparable (certainly, NOT before tweaking).
I now currently own an Amati wooden C clarinet (as yet untweaked) that I just used for a professional performance last night. With the exception of the above mentioned middle line B, another note that will be easily fixed, and the C#/G# hole being too high and small- it plays well.
Amati seem to have very sturdy keywork and "build", but very poor finishing in terms of detail to tone holes etc. A repair tech working in Sydney told me of an Amati Alto clarinet that played very poorly, but after the keys were stripped it was discovered that the edges of tone holes (at the bore) hadn't been well finished- and that when this was sorted out (splinters removed etc!!!!) the clarinet played really well.
My C clarinet plays with a really nice tone quality that is different enough from the B flat to justify owning a C (rather than just getting better at transposing!), but at one note is so out of tune I can't believe they let it out of the workshop (fortunately an easy note to fix). I'll try to compare it to the Ridenour sometime soon (not to belittle the Ridenour but to assess the "bang for buck" value of the Amati)



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