Buffet Crampon R13 Green Line Professional Bb Clarinet with Silver Plated Keys

The R13 Greenline series of clarinets follows the same manufacturing process as the 100% grenadlla R13s. Thanks to the addition of carbon fibers, Green Line clarinets withstand admirably to variations in atmospheric conditions (temperature, humidity). The risk of cracking is therefore eliminated.Created in 1994, the Greenline series of instruments has taken advantage of the excess wood remaining from the clarinet manufacturing process. This process of combining grenadilla powder with carbon fibers produces a clarinet that is greatly resistant to environmental change and helps to relieve stress on the African grenadilla wood population.Most clarinetists purchasing an instrument with this level of distinction have particular preferences in terms of mouthpieces, so the Tosca Bb Clarinet is priced and shipped without one. A fine quality French-made HB ligature is included. The HB is a silver-plated metal ligature that is very easy-blowing and provides a round, centered and brilliant sound as well as a superior detaché in the upper register.

• Level: Professional
  Key: Bb
  Barrel, Body, and Bell Material: Greenline (95% grenadilla powder, 5% polycarbonate fiber and epoxy resin)
  Keys: Nickel-plated
  Key System: Boehm (French) / 17 Keys
  Tone Holes: Undercut
  Bore Shape: Polycylindrical
  Bore Size: .574'' (14.58mm)
  Barrel: 66mm cylindrical
  Pads: Double fish skin
  Springs: Blue steel (French)
  Includes: Deluxe case, ligature, cap, and care products
  Crafted In: France

• Withstands extreme temperature and humidity changes
• Will not crack
• Hand-burnished bore improves intonation and centers tone
• Same level of finishing as wooden clarinets
• Nickel-plated keys