Buffet Crampon RC Prestige Series Basset A Clarinet

Buffet Crampon RC Prestige Series Basset A Clarinet

Anton Stadler is probably the first clarinettist to have played the instrument that is the precursor of the A basset and basset horn.

Its range was greater by a major third in the low register and its sound was unique and sweet. This clarinet is in A but descends to a low C. These remarkably designed instruments are made of grenadilla wood and finished with the Buffet Crampon Prestige finish.

The modern basset clarinet, designed with all of the perfected elements of the Boehm system developed by Buffet Crampon, enables clarinettists to play concertos and quintets as they were conceived and imagined by Mozart.

Features:

Key: A

Pitch: 442 Hz

Body: Dalbergia Melanosylon, Natural African Blackwood

Bell: Silver-Plated German Silver

Tenons: Melal-capped

Thumb Rest: Fixed

Keywork Finish: Silver Plated

Keywork and Mechanic: Forged keys, copper plated then silver plated

Springs: Blue steel for ease and acuracy of key movement

Pads: Leather and Cork

Inculeds: Simplified Bb, Eb/Ab lever