A violin maker’s guild was established there in 1669, and was the start of over 300 years of musical instrument making tradition in Kraslice. One of the most important areas for the production of musical instruments in the world is the area in and around Kraslice in the now Czech Republic. I used the online Google translation service for the translation from German to English.įinally, I take full responsibility for the content of this article, and I invite corrections and improvements where they are required. I especially want to thank Klaus Dapper ( and Klaus Schneider ( their websites provided the basis for this article. I do believe that Amati’s line of saxophones and instruments deserve a fair consideration from Canadian and American consumers. I admit my Czech-Canadian heritage and that I am a bit of a ‘shill’ for the Amati brand. I will leave it to some scholar in the future to write the definitive history, with names, details and facts that I have not included in this short summary. My goal is to provide some insight in the evolution and revolutions that have taken place to result in the Amati-Denak company of today. The instrument makers were directly impacted by European wars of the Twentieth Century, Nazi and Soviet expansionism and the Cold War. The history of saxophones and other instruments produced by the predecessors of Amati-Denak is complex, confusing and convoluted. The opinions in this article are the author’s and I reprint it here without any edits. Note: Shipping will cost more if you'd like the package insured.This 2008 article has been reprinted in whole with the permission of its author, Dennis Gazarek. As you can see, there is no discoloration to the adjacent nickel alloy, so it is not internal/structural in any way, purely cosmetic. NYC repairman Bill Singer (who has worked on everyone's horns, from Brecker to anyone else you can think of) verifies that it is NOT corrosion, merely cosmetic discoloration of the brass where oil from contact with hands gas gradually worn off the clear lacquer. No mouthpiece or neckstrap included.ĭisclaimer: You may notice some tarnish on the brass (yellow metal) in the bell-to-bow brace and in a few other spots. Ready to play and the pads have a lot of life in them yet. The finish is aging in spots from play (see neck and bell joint for examples) but well cared for and in excellent shape. (As far as I'm aware this is the only one of these available online at the moment.) Very responsive with a lot of texture to the sound, especially for a modern horn. Purchased brand new in 2011 just before they discontinued this particular finish. SX90R Nickel Silver Tenor Saxophone by Julius Keilwerth.

Julius keilwerth soprano saxophone