@Jolter The problem what I know is, that AMATI quite often made in 80s and 90s OEM instruments under different brands as well (Lignatone, Corton, York, Supertone, some instruments for B/H Besson etc), although they were mostly students instruments. I think that even Cerveny horns were marked and sold in those times under the Amati brand, although the Cerveny factory was focused mostly on cylinder instruments and they were made not in the main factory in Kraslice but in Hradec Králové. So the design of the instrument is primary, no matter of branding.
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RE: Amati-Kraslice - the ones we love to hate?
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I am a Czech, so although I am not a music professional, I can try to be helpful, so feel free to ask.
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RE: Amati-Kraslice - the ones we love to hate?
@ConnDirectorFan All given links contains quite complete and really invaluable material, because even in Amati itself they do not collect those old paper history prospects from communist era, so unfortunately you can not dig any more information about certain model from the old production there. It is very evident, that the export of AMATI musical instruments was very important for the company and the state itself as a source of foreign currency, which was a great need.
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RE: Amati-Kraslice - the ones we love to hate?
@ConnDirectorFan All given links contains quite complete and really invaluable material, because even in Amati itself they do not collect those old paper history prospects from communist era, so unfortunately you can not dig any more information about certain model from the old production there. It is very evident, that the export of AMATI musical instruments was very important for the company and the state itself as a source of foreign currency, which was a great need.
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RE: Amati-Kraslice - the ones we love to hate?
@Jolter The problem what I know is, that AMATI quite often made in 80s and 90s OEM instruments under different brands as well (Lignatone, Corton, York, Supertone, some instruments for B/H Besson etc), although they were mostly students instruments. I think that even Cerveny horns were marked and sold in those times under the Amati brand, although the Cerveny factory was focused mostly on cylinder instruments and they were made not in the main factory in Kraslice but in Hradec Králové. So the design of the instrument is primary, no matter of branding.
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RE: Amati-Kraslice - the ones we love to hate?
I am a Czech, so although I am not a music professional, I can try to be helpful, so feel free to ask.
BR,
zetka.