All the keys depress and rebound properly. Moderate wear across instrument due to normal use and storage. Good condition, with a few small dings, no significant dents. Because the sax is heavy it seems less suitable for children. Amati Kraslice alto saxophone, intermediate level, with neck and mouthpiece. Shame about the poor quality of the rods. Quality and finishing of the ASS-62 is sufficient. In this price range there are not that many soprano saxophones. Concerns to be an European product in the middle class, however, it is quite pricey. The sax intonation is ok, but there's a clear difference in sound between low and middle octave.ġ3) Tuning in the high register (from C) is too high.Ĭonclusion: Amati ASS-62 is a very nice soprano saxophone.
Amati saxophone neck full#
The horn is rather sensitive to falling and impact damage.ĩ) The sax is easy to adjust through the adjustment screws.ġ0) Used pads are of reasonable quality : cork is not always very neat.ġ2) Sound is full but somewhat shrill. Pity: this will cause problems because they scratch easily.Ĩ) The material quality of the keys is moderate. Everything fits together perfectly.ħ) The rods are unfortunately of lesser quality. With more than 200 years of manufacturing high quality brass and woodwind instruments and as one of the biggest manufacturers of musical instruments in Europe, Amatis reputation and dedication when it comes to product excellence is unmatched. The vintage Amati saxophones are known in general to have a sweet tone. They are considered to be undervalued in the used instrument market. There is little slack in the keywork.Ħ) Well thought optimization of keywork in relation to the competition. Amati Denak saxophones have an outstanding reputation for intonation and ability to stay in tune. It is a robust sax and the material of the body is probably thicker making it weight a bit more as other soprano's.Ģ) The sax is not that comfortable in the hand because of the thumb rests: left thumb rest is a bit big and right thumb rest is made of flexible plastic.ģ) Laquer looks great both on the body and keys.Ĥ) The keys are somewhat poorly finished (sharp edges) but are comfortable.ĥ) Used pointed screws are very long but seems to work fine.
Amati saxophone neck series#
Here my personal findings of this ASS-62 (compared to my Selmer SA80 Series 1)ġ) The sax feels somewhat heavy. I had already seen this at Musikmesse in Frankfurt but not yet tested themselves.
Amati saxophone neck professional#
It would therefore be an intermediate model The ASS-82 is the professional model. We find the following information on the website of Amati:ĪMATI Bb Soprano Saxophone 62-ASS / DREAM /, intermediate lung model, made of yellow brass. One piece body and neck, bell: 90mm, High F # keyĬomplete with deluxe wood case and hard rubber mouthpiece. SOPRANSAXOPHON ASS 62 Professional model, Long model Because these modern Amati saxophones are rather uncommon this was is an excellent opportunity to review the sax. In September 2015 this instrument came into the shop for major repair ( fall damage ).
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