Before
World War II, the town of Kraslice was mostly German-speaking, like the rest of
Sudetenland, and was known in German as Graslitz. The area and its towns around the border of
Bohemia and
Saxony became known as the (), famous for its concentration of specialized musical instrument manufacturers. Kraslice housed 59 manufacturers before the war, among them Hüller & Co, , A.K. Hüttl, and
Julius Keilwerth. During the war, much of the manufacturing capacity was converted to war-time use, and others had to halt production. The company owned the
Amati,
Stowasser and
V. F. Červený & Synové brands, which used to be independent companies themselves. The main factory of the company is located in the western part of the Czech Republic in Kraslice, and its Červený factory was located in
Hradec Králové. In 1994, Czech President Václav Havel presented his American counterpart, Bill Clinton, with an Amati tenor saxophone, on which Clinton played at the Reduta jazz club in Prague. In 2016 Amati – Denak was purchased by British band instrument manufacturer Geneva Instruments. In 2020, Amati – Denak was declared insolvent and closed its Červený factory in Hradec Králové. In 2021 the organisation was purchased by
Brno-based RIQ Investments for 26.5 million
Kč and restructured as a cooperative with the name Amati Kraslice. As of 2025, Amati has between 100 and 199 employees. ==Products==