Product Overview
An excellent foundation for a woodwind section, the Contra Alto clarinet creates beautiful textures when mixed with bassoons and bass clarinets.
- Automatic double octave keys, with high Bb key: For tonal clarity
- Half hole speaker vent: Better emission of the F# without noise
- High quality Grenadilla wood: Beautiful, durable wood, Produces excellent tone
- Undercut tone holes: Improves tone and faster response
Product Details
Buffet Crampon 1553 Contra Eb Alto Clarinet
The Buffet Crampon Prestige Contra-Alto is a high quality clarinet made from grenadilla wood with undercut tone holes. The result is a beautiful tone and quick response. Keys and posts are power forged, pre-plated in copper, and silver-plated which creates strong keys that will shine for years to come. To accomplish a clear tone and sound throughout the range, a double octave key with high Bb and half hole speaker vent are employed. The rich, dark sound of the Buffet Crampon Prestige Contra-Alto Clarinet blends beautifully within a clarinet section.
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- Level: Artisan
- Key: Eb
- Body Material: High quality grenadilla
- Key Material: Silver-plate
- Key System: Boehm / 19 keys
- Special feature: Double octave key with high Bb, Half hole speaker vent
- Tone Holes: Undercut
- Includes: Case, mouthpiece, ligature, cap, and care products
- Crafted In: France
