BCLBPROTG-CSK Backun Protege Cocobolo Intermediate Clarinet with Silver Keys

Protégé - The Protégé is your foot in the door to college, or the perfect teaching companion. Featuring unstained, naturally aged cocobola wood, the barrel, body and bell are all crafted in Canada from the exact same wood used for Backun professional and custom clarinets. The Protégé features a polished finish, sculpted tone holes, a New Traditional Barrel and Backun Bell. Water-resistant black Valentino pads, an adjustable thumb rest with neck strap ring, and a durable backpack case round out an impressive list of features at an even more impressive price.

Cocobolo Wood

Cocobolo is a very dense wood and like the Grenadilla, Backun uses a premium quality, unstained Cocobolo for the Backun Protege clarinet. I find that the Cocobolo gives a broader and sweeter tone that is more open that the audience will hear as brighter and lighter. However, the player “behind” the clarinet will generally perceive the Cocobolo as the richer of the two because they are “hearing more” from the clarinet than they do with the Grenadilla.