This clarinet has to be a must for any learner clarinet player. This clarinet lasted me to the first year of my A levels until i moved to a Buffet RC prestige.
This clarinet can be bought for about £230.00 and is a great price compared to many other student clarinets at a similar level.
I advise all of my pupils to consider Buffet b12's when looking for their first clarinet to buy. It is made from ABS resin which is very durable and can withstand changes in temperature which the more expensive wooden models cant take. They will just crack.
Many consider this instrument to be the worlds leading student instrument as so much time has been spent on its design.
It has:
* ABS resin body. * Nickel plated key work. * 65mm barrel. * 14.65mm poly-cylindrical bore. * Nickel plated body rings. * Nickel plated bell ring. * Blue needle springs. * Adjustable thumb rest. * Arched key cups (same as R-13). * Staggered trill keys (same as R-13). * High quality double fish skin pads, undercut tone holes. * Compact fabric-covered hard shell case. * Buffet Crampon mouthpiece and ligature.
The case provided with this instrument is very good, it provides space for reeds and cork grease and any other bits you may need.
The only thing I would say is that once the player has become more competent a new mouth piece may need to be purchased to provide a better tone.
Apart from this the clarinet is great and at a very competitive price. Overall a fantastic learning instrument.
More details
Range of tones
average
Quality of intonation
average
How easy is it to buy accessories?
no opinion/don't know
Recommended for
beginners
Amount paid
230.00
I brought it
new
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