I have sen yesterday the Glanstonbury experience by the BBC and there was a player Nubya Garcia and she played on one of these incredibly looking ( and sounding) saxophones.
I would certainly be interested in knowing more on their prices although I doubt that it is more affordable than a Selmer.
There's close up pictures of the neck below in this thread. I don't think it's is a double octave key - the lower part looks more like a fancy bracket to hold the top mechanism.
Uh. No kidding. Yikes. I thought this looked appealing because it might be high quality and reasonably priced. The best tenor I've ever played is an Ishimori "new vintage," only thing that ever made me question my loyalty to my 82z, but it was just way too expensive... at about half one of these new Amatis. Insane.
well the fact that this is made by AMATI ( one of the oldest factory in Europe, albeit one which has produced cheap saxophones for years) has not bearing to its quality ! These instruments were made at a very high specification points and may have all the right to sell for that price.
well the fact that this is made by AMATI ( one of the oldest factory in Europe, albeit one which has produced cheap saxophones for years) has not bearing to its quality ! These instruments were made at a very high specification points and may have all the right to sell for that price.
I certainly meant no disrespect to Amati! I know they've made some very good horns. I just meant to say that my own ideal instrument is many thousands of dollars less in cost, so I'm definitely not the demographic for this model.
I just saw an article from the Chicago Tribune about a recent Jerry Bergonzi performance. The subtle details reveal that Bergonzi was playing an Oldroyd Walker Lineage tenor.
Here's the line's page at the Amati website: 贵阳汉矩影视文化发展公司
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