Backun Alpha Bb Clarinet - Silver/Nickel Baritone Saxophone

Backun Alpha Bb Clarinet - Silver/Nickel Baritone SaxophoneThe Alpha is, hands down, one of the two best student Bb clarinets on the market (the other being the Royal Global MAX Bb). It sounds like a professional clarinet I'd challenge you to hear a significant difference from 3 feet or 300 feet. Here's the dirty secret of student clarinets: most of them are designed by corporate product teams optimizing for "good enough at scale." The Yamaha YCL 255 is fine. The Buffet Prodige is fine. They're the beige

they both feel about the same to me

Personally

Why so fine

Vandoren had to twist my arm to try it

) But when the spring tensions are reduced

There are pluses and minuses to each method

called “The Log” - it's practically as thick as a Bb clarinet

Raising the tube changes that compromise

It shares the Firebird's case

I thought so

and if not

most Vandoren mouthpieces play around with the length of the facing and the tip opening (and baffle