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Re: Amati wooden bass clarinet--advice?

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2017-10-13 07:48

For $2,500 you might be able to find a used low Eb Selmer (Paris) pro model. All of them are pretty good, somewhat variable in build quality and eveness depending on when it was made.

I disagree that Amatis from more than five years ago are poor quality. I didn't notice a huge improvement five years ago and much older ones were ok too. They are not as good as Buffet or Selmer, but one of the main issues is the low notes which are not there on low Eb models. They are much better than any Chinese bass clarinet I've tried so far (haven't tried a Ridenour).

New ones cost about half of a Buffet or Selmer. For $800 it could be a great option, depending on condition.

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