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Buffet Crampon RC Prestige A Basset Clarinet — Low C

Buffet Crampon RC Prestige A Basset Clarinet — Low C

Regular price £10,332.00
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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.

Technical Specifications:



  • KeyA
  • Pitch442 Hz
  • BodyDalbergia Melanoxylon, Natural African blackwood
  • BellSilver plated German silver
  • TenonsMetal-capped
  • FeaturesSimplified Bb, Eb/Ab lever
  • Thumb restFixed
  • Keywork finishSilver plated
  • Keywork and mechanicForged keys, copper plated then silver plated
  • SpringsBlue steel for ease and accuracy of key movement
  • PadsLeather and cork
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