Backun Q Series Bass Clarinets set the standard for what bass clarinet playing should be. Designed with an intense focus on exceptional intonation throughout the registers and a beautifully engineered mechanism, this series of professional bass clarinets has no equal. From the triple register mechanism to over- and under-cut tone holes, stunning nickel-silver metal neck and bell and a thoughtfully designed custom Compact Marcus Bonna Case with bass stand straps, the Q Series Bass Clarinet is a new low, even for Backun.
Features
- Triple register/Bb mechanism for unparalleled performance and intonation throughout the upper register.
- Comfortable angled register thumb key touch-piece for seamless register shifts.
- Hassle-free adjustable joint-locking mechanism ensures proper action and performance every time the instrument is assembled.
- Premium, unstained grenadilla body
- Sculpted under-cut tone holes with over-cut vented “wings” for optimized airflow
- Elegant key work with triple-strike plating (in silver or gold posts with silver keys)
- Neck and bell crafted from nickel-silver base metal, yielding a deep resonant tone
- Triple register mechanism for unrivalled tuning
- Articulated G# mechanism
- Low C mechanism with ergonomic balanced action
- Advanced adjustment screws that allow players to fine-tune their optimal setup
- Adjustable ergonomic thumb rest and neck strap loop
- Custom black leather pads
- Level: Professional
- Type: Bass
- Instrument Key: C
- Body Material: Grenadilla
- Key Material: Silver Plated w/ Gold Posts
- Bell Material: Silver Plated
- Barrel Material: Grenadilla
- Thumb Rest: Adjustable
