Backun Essence Bb/A Clarinet - Cocobolo Key:A

Backun Essence Bb/A Clarinet - Cocobolo Key:ANow available for immediate shipping! The Essence came from Morrie Backun's "listening tour" he flew around talking to players who found the Q Series too resistant, the Lumire too expensive, and both too Backun wouldn't say this, but let's call it "too Canadian." Whatever that means. Anthony McGill from the New York Philharmonic had input on the playing profile: less resistance, tighter French core to the sound. Something that could go toe to toe with

but there is zero question that this instrument is better than the Kessler Custom

The Tosca was first released in 2004

That barrel launched Backun Musical Services

The rings live at these transitions

it likely will protect it better than your current case

fancy posts

This instrument comes with

another inside-joke of a t-shirt for those of us in-the-know

polycylindrical family—similar in feel to the Buffet R13/RC family

The VK7 is the same seven-years-in-development composite

taking into account all of the challenges inherent in this unique instrument

This was one of my favorites back in the late ’00s and still hasn’t seemed to wear itself out