It was well cared for when it was played, and carefully stored since. The story is that through most of my years in band, I used school-owned instruments as our pep/marching/pop/orchestra band was small. We were short of the low, bass instruments, such as the E flat contra bass and double B flat contra bass I worked my way up to to accompany the pairs of tubas and baritones... and then the few of us played LOUD to make up for there being so few of us.

The instrument for sale was only played during my last year. Picture upon request. $875 firm.

Beautiful 1-year old professional low C Amati bass clarinet. I personally went to the US Amati distributor directly to snag this specific instrument, which is incredible. The intonation is on par with the best Buffet and Selmer horns. The sound is beautiful, all the way down to the low C, and will project with a focused sound. The grenadilla wood is immaculate and the sterling silver-plated keys and bell are breath-taking. Comes with all the innovative features found on the best bass clarinets today, like: fully-automatic octave key; tuning neck; articulated G#; alternate Eb-Ab keys. The instrument has been babied and tuned up by one of NYC's top clarinet technicians. The wood has been broken in (which takes about a year) and the horn has never sounded better. Needless to say, the wood is in immaculate condition, no cracks or problems anywhere, and still even "smells" like new. Please email me if you have questions, see ebay for the listing.