This is a brand new instrument, unused except for testing.  It was purchased out of curiosity and because it was available, but is now surplus to requirements.

The body is grenadilla and the keywork is silver plated.  It is full professional Oehler system except without a low E or F correction mechanism (though one could be retrofitted if the customer wishes).  It comes with two Amati barrels, a Zinner German model mouthpiece and a nice hardshell single case.  On request, a barrel can be supplied for use with French style (small tenon) mouthpieces.  The selling price is the landed wholesale cost.

Those who only know Amati as a maker of inexpensive second-rate instruments will be amazed at the quality, especially of the keywork.  It would be an ideal way to dip one's toes into the true German style of clarinet playing.

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This was my everyday Bb clarinet for a couple of years, following which it has seen limited use in performance and recording (it can be heard on the latest Riverdale Ensemble CD) and as a trade show demonstrator.

The body is grenadilla with Delrin/carbon fibre joint rings, and the keywork is silver plated.  It is normal Boehm system (not Reform Boehm), with the addition of the S. Fox automatic register/Bb mechanism (current design, recently retrofitted) and low E correction key (operated by the right thumb).

All pads and corks are new.  It can be supplied without a case, or with a new case of the customer's choice.

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This was my own Bb clarinet through university and early professional years, following which it has been used as a testbed for keywork alterations and enhancements.  The result is a truly unique instrument, with enhanced technical flexibility but retaining the excellent basic playing qualities of the original.

The modifications include -

- S. Fox automatic register/Bb mechanism (current design, recently retrofitted)
- plateau key for L thumb
- 5th trill key (i.e., separate trill keys for Bb, B natural and C)
- L1 "bis" key (fixed)
- R1 C#/G# touchpiece (fixed)
- articulated C#/G# (using original tone hole position, with rocker on centre joint ring)
- B/F# vent key
- LH Ab/Eb lever
- low F correction key (operated by the R thumb)

The keywork has all been newly silver plated, and the pads and corks are new.  It comes with two barrels (original Selmer and S. Fox Delrin) and the original large single Selmer case.  The interior of the case has been modified to accept a pair of clarinets, and has screw sockets for stand pegs.

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The body (grenadilla) is in undamaged except for one short hairline crack in the upper joint, which has been unobtrusively repaired.  The keywork, bell and neck are unplated nickel silver.  A full overhaul, including polishing of all metal parts and addressing of all repair issues, will be carried out prior to sale.  It is fully compatible with modern French style mouthpieces, but the original wooden mouthpiece is still present.  The original case has disappeared, but one can be supplied, as per the customer's preference.

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This has been my personal alto sax since it was a couple of years old, until 2007 (when I switched to a vintage Buescher).

It is in excellent condition, with 98% lacquer (just a few small areas on the key rods are starting to wear through) and only one small previous dent near the octave mechanism (suffered while with the first owner; a photo is shown above).  Most of the pads (with Selmer domed metal resonators) are original, still with life in them; the pads on the octave keys, palm keys and high E and F# keys are Valentinos (which will probably outlive the rest of the sax!).  The original case is also excellent, with only very minor scuffing on the binding.

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