Or buy it with the understanding that it will likely need a repair person to do a few hours of work on it to get it playing decently, so you will have to budget some money for the repair work. If the seller does not guarantee it IS in good playing condition, then perhaps take a pass on it (do not buy it). Of course the important thing is to ASK the seller if it is in 'good playing condition'. Thanks to the collaboration of designers, draftsmen and model makers, Amati has been committed to offering enthusiasts the best products and the most up-to-date technologies for more than 140 years. It is likely the so-called German 'nickel-silver' plate finish. Founded in Turin in 1879, Amati was initially known as a specialist in the art of fretwork. It appears to have been treated quite well considering its age. It has rolled tone holes, which are nice. All we can see in pictures are things like body damage and keywork design, really, There is no obvious damage, no neck pulldown, and it has a full compliment of keys including the Front F.also has a G# trill). Nothing visually jumps out at me as being 'wrong'. Their downside is the keywork is not exactly slick or responsive - BUT it isn't bad by any means, either. They are built very well and their sound is tremendous- big and dark and wide. I can understand that in Bosnia the market of used saxophones may be limited.Īmatis are not bad horns. If it is in good playing shape and is, in fact, 'cheap'.it's a solid instrument. It's vintage, probably 1950's or early 1960's. So, not as good as the German Keilwerth version, but VERY similar in that JK and Amati used to once be the same. This one is an Amati, CZ (if you look at the close-up of the bell, the engraving actually reads "Amati Kraslice").
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