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Re: Affordable C Clarinets Amati vs Forte

Author: Wes
Date: 2015-09-21 02:00

About two years ago, I bought a Forte C clarinet at auction for a good price. It came with two barrels and a good mouthpiece but was generally way too flat in pitch, perhaps a quarter tone. Sealing the pads with liquid wax did not help much. After replacing the small white leather pads with cork pads, it plays well at A440 and can be used in public performances. Those white pads, said to be Italian, were simply leaking right through the leather pores. A few altissimo notes are still a little flat but they can be played well with alternate fingerings. It sounds great and plays easy, with a little adjustment of certain keys, such as thinning the sliver keys.

The real situation with C clarinets is making sure that it is warmed up when playing it.

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